
Nov 26 - By Raul O. Garces, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 24 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 23 - By John Milburn, Associated Press Writer
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."
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
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.
Nov 17 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 17 - By Associated Press
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.

Nov 12 - By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press Writer
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.

Nov 12 - By Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 11 - By Associated Press
An Ivory Coast election official says this month's presidential vote will not occur as planned.

Nov 10 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
The special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all.

Nov 7 - By Liz Sidoti, AP National Political Writer
Oh, how the tables have turned.

Nov 5 - By Tom Odula, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 4 - By Domenico Montanaro, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
- The 2009 gubernatorial elections provided a much-needed momentum boost for Republicans after back-to-back election cycle drubbings.

Nov 4 - By Dena Potter, Associated Press Writer
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."

Nov 4 - By Liz Sidoti, AP National Political Writer
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."
Nov 4 - By Associated Press
Voters have defeated a measure to allow advertising signs and billboards along a small area on one of San Francisco's major roadways.

Nov 4 - By Beth Fouhy, Associated Press Writer
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.
Nov 3 - By Associated Press
Professional basketball Hall of Famer Dave Bing has been re-elected Detroit mayor.
Nov 3 - By Associated Press
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.
Nov 3 - By The Associated Press, HO
Some notable races and measures in Tuesday's election:

Nov 3 - By Julie Carr Smyth, AP Statehouse Correspondent
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.

Nov 2 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
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.

Nov 2 - By Liz Sidoti, AP National Political Writer
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.

Nov 2 - By Corey Williams, Associated Press Writer
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.

Nov 1 - By Valerie Bauman, Associated Press Writer
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?