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NEWS ABOUT: political party

political party stories: 11 news summaries

 Sex Party 
 Enters Aussie 
 Political Fray 



Sex Party gains official recognition

Aug 9, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Australia’s “Sex Party” has been certified as a political party after receiving approval from the Electoral Commission, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The commission’s approval is a victory for free speech and “democratic rights,” says the Sex Party’s convenor. The party hopes to “... More »

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Australia • free speech • political party • sexuality

(Newser) - Last week’s guilty verdict against the Swedes behind the Pirate Bay filesharing site not only hasn’t shuttered the operation—it’s boosted support for the cause of free information, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The affiliated Pirate Party, which advocates for copyright reform, has doubled its membership just... More »

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Internet • political party • piracy • copyright • Sweden • BitTorrent • The Pirate Bay • ruling • Internet privacy

Seeking Talks, US May Allow Taliban Political Party

Some could run for office, but power-sharing impossible: diplomat

Mar 22, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to establish a dialogue with the Taliban, the US may allow the militant group to create a political party or be represented by election candidates, the Guardian reports. Other options include removing Taliban leaders from UN blacklists, releasing prisoners, and revising Afghanistan’s constitution. But there’s... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • political party • candidate • peace talks • election • dialogue • Afghanistan war

ANALYSIS

 GOP Still 
 Hasn't Seen 
 the Bottom 

Republicans wonder when their woes will bottom

Mar 5, 09 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Just when the Grand Old Party thought it couldn't get worse, it has: Conservative infighting from a caustic radio host, stumbles from its emerging non-white leaders—Michael Steele and Bobby Jindal both—and polls that suggest just 25% of Americans support them. Meanwhile, Dems enjoy great popularity and steady donations.... More »

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Republican • Rush Limbaugh • GOP • political party • conservative • Bobby Jindal • leadership • President Obama • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

 This Time, Iraq Gets 
 Politics With Its Elections 

Stability gives candidates chance to compete more in Western democratic style

Jan 22, 09 10:55 AM CST
(Newser) - If Iraq’s tumultuous 2005 elections were a trial run at democracy, the current provincial race has main-event flavor, the Washington Post reports. Greater stability has allowed town-hall gatherings, where voters grill some 14,000 candidates running for 440 seats on everything from housing to militarization. And campaign posters, T-shirts... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • democracy • political party • Iraq government • candidate • election • local election • political campaign

OPINION

India Must
Crack Down
on Muslims, Hindus Alike

Time to end divisive religious tactics

Nov 28, 08 11:39 AM CST
(Newser) - The terrorist attacks in Mumbai are tied to growing disillusionment among Indians with a government that manipulates religious divisions for political gain, writes Dileep Padgaonkar in the Washington Post. Each party accuses the other of pandering to a religious constituency, be it Muslim or Hindu—and such posturing has filtered... More »

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terrorism • India • political party • government • Muslim • extremism • Mumbai • Hindu

OPINION

 Time for 
 Hopefuls to 
 Wax Philosophical 

We still don't know how the candidates think: Noonan

Sep 26, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is rising in the polls, but he still seems “exotic”; John McCain is playing the maverick but his maneuvering on the bailout may have been “too cute.” In a week with “all categories upside-down and out the window,” it’s time for both... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • political party • Republican Party • Democratic Party • Peggy Noonan • Election 2008 • party politics

Why Is Edwards AWOL in North Carolina?

Former senator has surprisingly little clout
in home state

May 4, 08 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Why has John Edwards maintained silence as the precarious Democratic contest heads to his home state of North Carolina? Could be, Politico posits, because he knows he has little sway there. According to insiders, the state, which holds its primary Tuesday, knew the senator only fleetingly before he leapt to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • political party • political activism • endorsement • Democratic campaign • political endorsement • Election 2008 • North Carolina primary

Court Could Outlaw Turkey's 'Islamist Government'

Explosive trial could bar ruling party, prez and prime minister

Apr 1, 08 3:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turkey's top court has agreed to hear a case that could outlaw the nation's ruling party and bar its president and prime minister from politics, Reuters reports. The AK Party is accused of trying to undermine Turkey's secular constitution and establish an Iran-style Islamic state. The case pits Turkey's popularly... More »

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Turkey • European Union • Abdullah Gul • political party • secularism • Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Islamist

East German Women Are Heading West

And Neo-Nazi parties are courting the men left behind

Jun 1, 07 5:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Young, educated women are fleeing eastern Germany—and Neo-Nazi parties are flourishing in the vacuum  they leave behind. One-and-a-half million people, two-thirds of them women, have left left the economically stagnant east since the mid-1990s, a new study shows. More »

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Germany • political party • unemployment • East Germany • Neo-Nazi

Florida Moves Primary To January 29

Rescheduling sets off race for first place

May 4, 07 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The state's historic election difficulties notwithstanding, Florida's presidential primaries will be among the earliest in the nation. Yesterday's legislative approval of the January 29 date is already provoking other states into maneuvering for the first spot. Said the Massachusetts secretary of state: "The idea that this election could begin... More »

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Florida • Republican • primary • political party • Democrat • voting • Florida primary • Election 2008 • election

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