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...moderate voices that have dominated Austrian politics since the end of World War II were quieted on Sept. 28. The country's two far-right parties, campaigning on anti-E.U. and anti-immigration platforms, made unprecedented gains in the national parliamentary elections, taking almost 30% of the vote. Both the Freedom Party and the Alliance for the Future of Austria have been tainted by accusations of neo-Nazism and xenophobia. Analysts, however, credit their success less to a tilt toward extremism than to widespread frustration among Austrians with the ruling moderate parties. The shaky coalition has proven unable...
There are the things you admit to in Hollywood--that you've been to rehab, that you wrecked your first marriage, that it took 12 people to pick out your outfit. And then there's the thing you don't admit to: that you vote Republican. "I preface it by saying I've been convicted of child molestation, and that breaks the ice," says director David Zucker of sharing his political views with liberal-leaning colleagues. "Then being Republican doesn't seem so bad to them...
Still, the market collapse on the same day that the vote came down concerned her. "I've got money in the market, and I don't want to lose my money. [My husband and I are] retired, and I really don't want to go back to work - but if I lose all my retirement funds on Wall Street, I will probably have to. I put in a lot of good years working and I paid my dues, and I want to stay retired." She says she's hoping the market "will bounce back if they come up with...
...TIME poll shows that Obama gained some support after his performance at the presidential debate last Friday. Twenty-three percent of those who watched it said it made them more likely to vote for Obama, while 16% said they were more likely to vote for McCain. Of the 73% of likely voters who watched the debate, 41% thought Obama won, while 27% thought McCain...
...ultimately, a losing fight: Pearce won the primary with almost 70% of the vote in the very conservative Mesa senate district, and he is heavily favored to win the general election. But just as bitter has been the fight for the smaller prizes of key positions within the local branches of the state Republican Party...