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Uruguay's likely next president tried to lead an armed revolution as a young man, hiding in sewers, killing a police officer and twice escaping prison through elaborately dug tunnels.
The Conservative Party candidate conceded a race in upstate New York for a U.S. House of Representatives seat for the second time Tuesday, saying he doesn't have enough votes.
U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, the only Democrat in Kansas' congressional delegation, said Monday he will not seek a seventh term, calling it "time for a new generation of leadership."
Iran's official news agency reports a political activist and former head of the Tehran municipal council has been released on bail in the mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the post-election unrest.
A Conservative Party candidate is writing to supporters saying he lost a New York race for a U.S. House of Representatives seat because of scheming and needs money in case he lodges a legal challenge.
Mozambique's main opposition party says the ruling party stuffed ballot boxes and expelled opposition monitors from polling stations to help it win the country's Oct. 28 presidential election.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who last week said he didn't want to run for re-election, may get to stay in office without a single ballot being cast.
Palestinian election officials on Thursday recommended calling off January's presidential vote, a step that could result in embattled President Mahmoud Abbas staying in office indefinitely.
An Ivory Coast election official says this month's presidential vote will not occur as planned.
The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor said Thursday that Kenya's postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people was a crime against humanity and pledged to initiate proceedings that could result in top officials facing trial.
- The 2009 gubernatorial elections provided a much-needed momentum boost for Republicans after back-to-back election cycle drubbings.
Last year, 23-year-old Rashida Hill watched the presidential debates, visited the college political party meetings and put a Barack Obama bumper sticker on her townhouse door. She voted for Obama because she felt like the election was about "being a part of something."
What we learned from the off-year elections: The president's influence is limited, independents rule, incumbents beware, issues trump ideology and, once more, "It's the economy, stupid."
Voters have defeated a measure to allow advertising signs and billboards along a small area on one of San Francisco's major roadways.
Voters nervous about the economy and fed up with the political establishment dominated the off-year elections, sending a strong message to President Barack Obama, who won the White House as a change agent but has himself become the face of political power and incumbency.
Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.
An ebullient Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele asserted Wednesday that GOP victories in governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia demonstrate "a transcendent party" on the move again. The White House said the elections were not a repudiation of President Barack Obama.
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:
The best way to solve Ohio's 10 percent unemployment rate was at the heart of Tuesday's election as voters decided whether to reverse their two-decade old opposition to gambling and support casinos and potential new jobs.
President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP.
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his party heading into an important midterm election year.
The look of the Detroit City Council could change drastically when voters go to the polls in the city's fourth election in just over eight months.
In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party?
In Elections, Honduras Defeats ChávezUnless something monumental happens in the Western Hemisphere in the next 31 days, the big regional story for 2009 will be how tiny Honduras managed to beat back the colonial aspirations of its most powerful neighbors and preserve its constitution.
Kevin Rudd does not need to hurry into a decision about whether or not to call a double dissolution election if the Liberals stick together and either postpone or defeat his emissions trading legislation.
Winner of Disputed Honduras Election Appeals for Unity"The winner of Sunday's presidential election in Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, has appealed for national unity." The election was held on November 29, 2009.
Hondurans go to polls, hoping to end crisis\Hondurans voted for president on Sunday in elections that were largely peaceful, even as most countries in the hemisphere rejected the ballot as illegitimate and said it threatened to whitewash a coup.
Honduras Voting for New PresidentVoters in Honduras are casting ballots for a new President on Sunday, November 29, 2009.
Obama v Cheney 2012Why? Because Cheney is a man of conviction, has a record on which he can be judged, and whatever the result, there could be no ambiguity about the will of the people.
Many times we hear that Obama, is in more unpleasant terms, a bad President. So I pose the question: Who would you want as President of the United States and why?
4 Vie for Kennedy's Seat, but Only 3 Seek His Mantle - NYTimes.comAsk not how the Democratic candidates to succeed Senator Edward M. Kennedy would blaze a new path: most are too busy trying to prove themselves his ideological twin as the Dec. 8 primary draws near.
Does Oprah Want to Be Vice President?The announcement that Oprah's ending her show after 25 years came as no surprise. In fact, I have been expecting this sort of announcement since Oprah took the stage with Barack Obama to announce her support for his presidential run.
Sarah Palin: 'We'll see' about run with Glenn Beck"Former Alaska GOP Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday did not rule out running for president alongside Fox News host Glenn Beck in 2012.
Campaigners abducted and murdered in run-up to Philippines elections - Times OnlineAt least 20 members of a group campaigning in the run-up to next year's elections have been murdered after being abducted on the southern island of Mindanao.
Angie Harmon Admires Sarah Palin's Courage, Supports Presidential RunActress Angie Harmon is in the minority in Hollywood when it comes to her conservative political opinions. Want proof? Well, for starters, Harmon is fully supportive of Sarah Palin running for President in 2012.
21 beheaded as 2010 Election Season StartsMANILA - Bodies of 21 of the 44 beheaded kidnap victims, including the wife and relatives of Buluan town's vice mayor, were recovered by government troops in Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province Monday afternoon.
Newt Gingrich warns of 'destructive' GOP primariesFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich predicted disaster for his party if the conservative wing of the GOP continues to field independent candidates to the right of the party's nominee.
Only Palin's Stylist Knows for Sure: Lisa Kline finally speaks outTHE most elusive fashion stylist in America was nervous. Sitting on a reporter's sofa, dressed in yoga pants and a hoodie, she tucked her slender legs underneath her, averted her eyes and explained why she had decided to out herself after avoiding the spotlight for so long.
Hoffman alleges vote fraud in NY-23: claims ACORN stole electionEven as he faces near-impossible odds of pulling ahead in the count, Doug Hoffman announced Wednesday night that he is officially revoking his concession from Election Night, and is accusing labor unions and ACORN of stealing the election for Rep. Bill Owens (D-N.Y.).
Fox News: More Fair And Balanced Than The Others?So how could Fox have both the most balanced and the most anti-Obama coverage? Simple. It's because the other networks were all so pro-Obama.
Hillary in 2012? the Democratic Party's potential aspirants really are already down to two: Obviously the president will be one of them - and if things aren't going so well for him by the spring of 2011, his only plausible challenger would be Hillary Clinton.
FACT CHECK: Palin's Book Goes Rogue On Some FactsSarah Palin's new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that haven't become any truer over time. Ignoring substantial parts of her record if not the facts, she depicts herself as a frugal traveler on the taxpayer's dime, a reformer without ties to pow …
Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House raceConservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has "unconceded" in New York's special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep.
California Democrats to Obama: Get Out of AfghanistanThe resolution supports "a timetable for withdrawal of our military personnel" and calls for "an end to the use of mercenary contractors as well as an end to air strikes that cause heavy civilian casualties." Advocating multiparty talks inside Afghanistan, the resolution also urg …
Video: Cheney-Palin team being discussed for 2012 presidential election Two stories over the weekend have many wondering whether Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin are planning a run for the Presidency in 2012. Some are even suggesting the two would make a perfect pair to challenge Obama-Biden in the next general election.
Obama Is Losing Independent VotersThe announcement a week ago of 10.2% unemployment is a significant political event for President Barack Obama. It could well usher in a particularly serious crisis for his political standing, influence and ability to advance his agenda.
McCain camp: Palin account 'all fiction'Top aides to Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign hit back at Sarah Palin Friday and Saturday, calling the former vice presidential nominee's soon-to-be-released book "revisionist and self serving" "fiction."
America seems better off and more balanced when liberals are outsiders "fighting the power", rather than actually being "the power". As an outsider rising up against those in charge, liberals can pretty much say whatever they want without repercussion.
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