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  • August 2007

    • Exiled Pakistan Leader Vows Return to Battle Musharraf

      BBC  |  Aug 31, 07 3:36 AM CDT

      Exiled Pakistan Leader Vows Return to Battle Musharraf

      (Newser) - Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has announced he will return from exile next month to challenge General Musharraf in upcoming elections. The development comes as Musharraf is negotiating a power-sharing deal with another political rival, Benazir Bhutto. Some observers fear the army could replace Musharraf with another military figure to retain political power.    More »

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      Pakistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Benazir Bhutto  • election  • Nawaz Sharif

    • Netanyahu Wins Likud Leadership in Landslide

      Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  Aug 15, 07 4:44 AM CDT

      Netanyahu Wins Likud Leadership in Landslide

      (Newser) - Benjamin Netanyahu has swept re-election to the chairmanship of Israel's powerful right-wing Likud Party, boosting his intent to reclaim his position as head of Israel.  "The Likud's journey back to the prime minister's office has begun," he declared. Netanyahu, 57, grabbed 73% of the vote in early results, leaving radical Jewish settler Moshe Feiglin far behind in second place. More »

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      Israel  • election  • Benjamin Netanyahu  • Likud

    • You Can't Blame the Man for Everything

      Weekly Standard  |  Aug 14, 07 7:28 PM CDT

      You Can't Blame the Man for Everything

      (Newser) - The media crowned him with a wizard's hat and now they’re knocking it off, saying they just don’t feel the magic anymore. But Rove was never a magician, always an adviser, and usually a brilliant one, argues the Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes. After all, he steered Bush through four political victories and sprinkled just enough magic dust to help the GOP grow. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Bush administration  • election  • GOP  • Karl Rove

    • In Pakistan, a Birthday Marred by Violence

      Independent (UK)  |  Aug 14, 07 6:26 AM CDT

      In Pakistan, a Birthday Marred by Violence

      (Newser) - Pakistan celebrates the 60th anniversary of its independence today at a moment plagued by violence and shadowed by political uncertainty, the Independent writes. A roadside bomb killed four civilians yesterday near the border with Afghanistan, where the Taliban is allegedly regrouping. Attacks have multiplied since July from tribal areas to Islamabad. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • Pervez Musharraf  • Taliban  • India  • election  • roadside bomb  • state of emergency  • Islamabad  • independence  • Islamic extremism

    • Musharraf Backs Down From Emergency Rule

      Reuters  |  Aug 9, 07 12:53 PM CDT

      Musharraf Backs Down From Emergency Rule

      (Newser) - After wide speculation that he would invoke emergency measures to deal with mounting violence and instability, Pakistan's president put out word today that he will stay the course on elections, Reuters reports. Beset by Islamic militants, constitutional challenges and declining poll numbers, Pervez Musharraf was thought to be on the verge of delaying elections and curbing media rights. More »

    • Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      Guardian (UK)  |  Aug 3, 07 5:56 AM CDT

      Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

      (Newser) - Iran's opposition leader has dropped out of the race to unseat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president after the circulation of a Youtube video that appears to show him shaking hands with a woman, says the Guardian . The video and several photographs of Mohammad Khatami also show the reform-minded former Iranian president speaking to several women without head coverings while leaving a speech in Italy in May. More »

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      Iran  • YouTube  • election  • women  • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad  • Mohammad Khatami

    • Japanese PM Axes Minister, Clings to Job

      Reuters  |  Aug 1, 07 4:35 PM CDT

      Japanese PM Axes Minister, Clings to Job

      (Newser) - Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose party suffered a devastating election loss this past weekend, fired his scandal-ridden agriculture minister today in an effort to clean up his administration's image. But Abe still refuses to step down. "I take the results of the election seriously," he said. "But we must not create a political vacuum." More »

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      Japan  • election  • corruption  • Shinzo Abe  • Liberal Democratic Party

    • New Party in Japan Prompts US Anxiety

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Aug 1, 07 1:41 PM CDT

      New Party in Japan Prompts US Anxiety

      (Newser) - The ruling party’s losses in Japanese elections last week are causing worry in the White House and the Pentagon, says the Financial Times . An anti-terror measure that that has allowed Japanese ships to refuel American vessels is set to expire in November, and the Democratic Party of Japan is threatening to use its newfound control of the upper house to veto its renewal. More »

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      Japan  • White House  • election  • Pentagon  • Shinzo Abe  • Democratic Party of Japan

  • July 2007

    • Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Jul 30, 07 5:06 AM CDT

      Basque Leader Busted In Major Crackdown on Separatists

      (Newser) - A top Basque separatist leader and 17 others have been arrested in the two months since the organization ended a 15-month ceasefire with Spain. Some analysts credit luck and improved intelligence for the arrests, including last week's bust of ETA's crucial head of logistics. But some critics say the crackdown is aimed at polishing the prime minister's image for the 2008 elections. More »

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      France  • election  • Spain  • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero  • ETA  • Basque

    • Japanese PM Refuses to Pack It In

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Jul 30, 07 4:59 AM CDT

      Japanese PM Refuses to Pack It In

      (Newser) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will keep his job despite a humiliating defeat for his ruling party in Sunday's election, party officials said today. Only 10 months into his term, Abe and his Liberal Democratic Party lost their majority as voters reacted to a series of government scandals. Now government gridlock looms as the entering party clashes with the embattled leader. More »

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      Japan  • election  • scandals  • voters  • Shinzo Abe  • Liberal Democratic Party

    • Japan Election Results Spell Big Trouble for PM

      Reuters  |  Jul 29, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Japan Election Results Spell Big Trouble for PM

      (Newser) - Shinzo Abe's scandal-plagued administration suffered a possible death blow today as his coalition lost its majority in the upper house of the Japanese parliament, but the beleaguered PM vowed to remain on the job. Although Abe's Liberal Democratic Party dominates the lower chamber, the opposition can stall legislation in the upper house, effectively freezing the government, Reuters reports. More »

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      Japan  • election  • Shinzo Abe  • Liberal Democratic Party  • Democratic Party of Japan

    • Disabled Vet Nixes New Run for Congress

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 9, 07 5:30 AM CDT

      Disabled Vet Nixes New Run for Congress

      (Newser) - A decorated disabled Iraq war vet announced she won't launch a second battle for an Illinois congressional seat, despite losing the last election to a Republican by less than 3%. Tammy Duckworth, who lost  her legs in a grenade attack on a helicopter she was co-piloting, said she'll continue her current job as state director of veterans' affairs. More »

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      Iraq war  • Congress  • Republicans  • Democrats  • election  • House of Representatives  • Iraq veterans

    • Argentine Duo Evokes Evita Era

      Times (UK)  |  Jul 3, 07 5:21 AM CDT

      Argentine Duo Evokes Evita Era

      (Newser) - A popul