Control of Senate in US Midterm Elections Could Hinge on Iowa Turnout IOWA CITY, IOWA The balance of power between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate hinges on the outcome of the November 4 midterm elections. Each party is campaigning for v

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By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 30 November 2006 In Madagascar, campaigning is winding down and voters are preparing to go to the polls Sunday to elect a president. The process has been marked by boycotts, procedural disputes and a would-be coup attempt,

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By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 16 November 2007 The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says it will not monitor parliamentary elections in Russia next month due to official restrictions imposed by that country. VOA Correspondent Pet

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 12 January 2007 Controversial parliamentary elections in Bangladesh have been postponed indefinitely by the president, who has also stepped aside as head of the caretaker administration and imposed a state of emergency.

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By Kane Farabaugh New York City 10 October 2007 More than 200,000 people have died and millions more have been displaced by the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region. U.S. President Bush has called the crisis there genocide. Despite international pressur

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AS IT IS 2014-03-29 Economies Rest on Elections in India and Burma 经济体制取决于在印度和缅甸的大选 From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Im Anna Matteo in Washington. On this Saturdays show we will hear about issues affecting t

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By Tendai Maphosa London 29 March 2008 Zimbabwean law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote. But to show their solidarity with Zimbabweans who are voting in Saturday's elections, some of those in the diaspora have organized mock balloti

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By Luis Ramirez Kuala Lumpur 08 March 2008 Polls have opened in Malaysia, where voters are casting ballots in snap elections that the longtime ruling coalition is expected to win. The government called the elections to reaffirm its mandate in the fac

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By Nico Colombant Abuja 23 April 2007 International observers have condemned Nigeria's recently concluded ruling-party-dominated state, legislative and presidential elections, saying authorities failed the Nigerian people. Meanwhile, national observe

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By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 22 July 2007 Low turnout and reports of fraud marred municipal and legislative elections in Cameroon. Analysts say the strong reforms needed in Cameroon are unlikely to come from these elections, which they predict will continu

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The U.N.'s top envoy to Iraq says provincial elections scheduled for early next year are on track, but warned that violence could spike and spoilers could try to derail the vote. Meanwhile, the U.N. mandate authorizing U.S. forces to be in Iraq will

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India has begun a crucial round of state elections that are being seen as a test of the popularity of the ruling Congress Party. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the regional polls will set the stage for general elections due next year. Gener

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Palestinian factions, meeting in Cairo to iron out long-standing grievances have agreed to hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2010. Palestinian negotiators have agreed to hold new parliamentary and presidential elections in 2010, and t

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By Scott Bobb Maputo 28 October 2009 An unidentified woman gestures after casting her ballot for the presidential, parliamentary and provincial assemblies elections in Maputo, Mozambique, 28 Oct 2009 Voters in Mozambique went to the polls Wednesday

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Deep Divisions Surface After Landmark Malaysian Elections KUALA LUMPUR After this week's closest election in Malaysias history, the ruling National Front returned to power with a majority in parliament. The opposition alliance, however, won more than

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 06 February 2006 watch Arab Democracy report In his latest State of the Union address, President Bush urged the Arab World to embrace democracy and free elections.

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By Challiss McDonough Cairo 07 April 2008 Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, is urging its followers to boycott Tuesday's local council elections after the vast majority of its candidates were disqualified. VOA's Challiss McDon

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By Jeffrey Young Washington 15 May 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on the

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By Gary Thomas Washington 14 December 2006 Iranian woman, wearing the traditional Islamic black veil, looks at campaign posters of female candidate Masoumeh Kolahi, in Tehran, 13 Dec 2006 Iranians are to vote Friday in elections for local government

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 18 December 2006 British PM Tony Blair, left, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, right, walk past an honor guard before a meeting in Ramallah, 18 Dec 2006 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he is pressing on wi

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