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NEWS ABOUT: electoral reform

electoral reform stories: 2 news summaries
OPINION

 The Vice Presidency Must Go 

Founding fathers created institution in very different context

Oct 2, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Few countries have vice presidents, and the US shouldn’t either, Bruce Ackerman writes in the LA Times. The founding fathers established the office as a consolation prize, the Yale law and political science professor explains, and it's morphed into a ticket-balancing slot. "This isn't a question on which... More »

MORE ABOUT:
John McCain • political reform • vice president • electoral reform • Sarah Palin • Office of the Vice President

Berlusconi Eyes 3rd Term as
Prime Minister

Italy's richest man
may be back in office
in months

Jan 25, 08 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Italy's president will begin crisis talks tonight with top politicians after last night's resignation of PM Romano Prodi. While a technocrat will probably take the helm of the country for a few months, Silvio Berlusconi is waiting in the wings, and the richest man in Italy has his sights set... More »

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Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Romano Prodi • Silvio Berlusconi • electoral reform

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