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  • March 2008

    • Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      Washington Post  |  Mar 8, 08 6:37 PM CST

      Spain Divided Ahead of Big Vote

      (Newser) - Spaniards are bitterly divided between the ruling Socialist Party and right-wing Popular Party as they head for the polls tomorrow, the Washington Post reports. Polls do not predict a majority for Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's socialists or the Mariano Rajoy-led Popular Party, but much will depend on the turnout of the young, who skew toward Zapatero, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Socialist Party  • Madrid bombings  • Spanish elections  • Mariano Rajoy  • Popular Party

    • Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

      BBC  |  Mar 8, 08 6:51 AM CST

      Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

      (Newser) - Spain’s Prime Minister is blaming Basque separatist group Eta for the shooting death of a party functionary a day before national elections, the BBC reports. Jose Zapatero, whose Socialist Party is expected to win the contest, painted Isaias Carrasco’s murder as an attempt to disrupt elections, but vowed that Spain would not “allow challenges from those who oppose its basic principles.” More »

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      Spain  • assassination  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Basque separatists  • Spain terror attacks  • Spanish elections  • Eta

    • Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 5, 08 5:06 PM CST

      Economy Overshadows Spanish Vote

      (Newser) - Spain goes to the polls Sunday after a bitter campaign in which the prime minister and his rival have traded insults and accusations of lying. Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has maintained his slight lead and did well in this week's debate, but a raft of bad economic figures released yesterday has rocked the government as the race enters the home stretch, reports the Times of London. More »

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      economy  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Madrid  • Spanish elections  • Mariano Rajoy

  • February 2008

    • Spanish Voters Hit YouTube

      Reuters  |  Feb 20, 08 10:28 AM CST

      Spanish Voters Hit YouTube

      (Newser) - It's not only in the US that Internet video is changing politics: Ahead of Spain's neck-and-neck March 9 election hundreds of voters have posted questions for Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his opponent on YouTube. Zapatero has responded to several, Reuters reports, but the more strident—such as the transvestite berating the conservative challenger on gay marriage—have gone unanswered. More »

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      Internet  • YouTube  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Spain terror attacks  • Spanish elections  • Mariano Rajoy

    • Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 11:53 AM CST

      Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

      (Newser) - Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is meeting today with a Vatican representative to protest the Catholic Church's call for voters to oust his Socialist party in the March 9 general election. Zapatero was infuriated by bishops' publication of "moral guidance," calling on parishioners to vote out the government and effectively endorsing the conservative opposition, the Times of London reports. More »

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      Catholic Church  • divorce  • Spain  • Vatican  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • Basque separatists  • Spanish elections  • Francisco Franco

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