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...Historical Baggage The presidential election, though, is far from over. Ma has a potential Achilles heel - the mere fact that he's KMT. Hsieh can count on a full third of the electorate to vote against the KMT under almost any circumstances. Ma has tried to counter by appearing more sensitive to issues of Taiwanese identity. He has spent long stretches in the island's south - DPP territory - where he often bypasses hotels to stay in the homes of ordinary folk. At one rally of labor unionists in Taipei, Ma made sure to lead the crowd in cheers of "Taiwan...
...have been an Obama supporter since spring 2007, but Joel Stein's essay made me want to vote for Ralph Nader in November [March 10]. Stein's disrespect for Nader was shameful. Nader has served the people of this country more courageously than any of the current Democratic or Republican candidates have. Eleanor Cox, IOWA CITY, IOWA...
TEHRAN Iranians to vote for eighth parliament since 1979 revolution...
PUERTO RICO The commonwealth recently moved up its contest and switched from a caucus to a primary system. Its citizens, however, cannot vote in the general election...
...This belief is premised on another false assumption--that Novaya Gazeta poses a threat to the Kremlin. The paper claims a weekly readership of 1 million, but its ardently anti-Putin voice clearly has limited influence. In the recent presidential election, the main liberal candidate got 1.3% of the vote, while Putin's handpicked successor, Dmitri Medvedev, won more than 70%. As for Politkovskaya's death, it may have prompted international outrage, but in Russia practically no one cared...