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...unlikely that Abhisit will heed the protesters' demand for a snap election, not least because every election since the 2001 ballot that swept in Thaksin has favored the reds. At any rate, the Prime Minister has until 2011 to hold polls and doing so right now - in the wake of a global financial crisis and before his own populist reforms have had time to take full effect - would likely mean career suicide. Meantime, his reluctance to travel widely in Isaan - the impoverished northeastern farm belt where Thaksin's support is strongest - because of safety concerns makes Abhisit look even further...
...revelation last year that MPs from all parties had taken advantage of a loose expenses regimen to subsidize their pay, some of them charging taxpayers for such essentials as moat cleaning, duck houses and sparkly toilet seats. Charisse can't even be bothered to cast a protest ballot for the BNP. "I don't vote," she says. "What's the point? Politicians are only out for what they can get." (See pictures of Tony Blair's 10 years as Prime Minister...
...possibly even their jobs. It is rare in this era of campaign individualism for politicians to place principles before reelection, and those Democrats who accepted this risk deserve recognition. Considering this political gamble, constituents in favor of the new healthcare law should show appreciation to their representatives at the ballot box come Election Day. These leaders put their careers on the line for their values, which merits sincere commendation...
When Harvard nanotechnology researcher Michael P. Stopa went to the polls in 2008, there was only one name on the ballot for the Third District of Massachusetts’s Congressional seat—incumbent Democrat Jim McGovern...
Despite failed ballot-counting systems and allegations of fraud, Faure Gnassingbe, son of Togo's former dictator, declared victory after the nation's March 4 presidential election. Supporters of opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre held demonstrations that were quickly broken up by police wielding tear gas and water cannons. Gnassingbe's family has ruled Togo for 43 years; he has led since...