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 Meet Mexico's Fake President 

López Obrador never conceded after contested 2006 election

Nov 12, 09 12:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Andrés Manuel López Obrador narrowly lost Mexico’s 2006 presidential election to Felipe Calderón, a result he attributed to fraud. In what seemed at the time like a show of defiance, held a mock inauguration. But Obrador was serious: To this day, he calls himself the “... More »

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Mexico • Felipe Calderon • government • Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador

 Lockerbie Bomber Fading Fast 

EU cancer specialists flown in to treat al-Megrahi

Sep 2, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The condition of the cancer-stricken Lockerbie bomber has taken a sharp turn for the worse in the last few days, the Times of London reports. "The last check-up was very, very bad. He's dying. He is unable to speak to anyone," said the brother of Abdul Baset Ali... More »

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cancer • Scotland • Libya • government • Moammar Gadhafi • Lockerbie • Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi

Analysis

Fierce Rivalries Shape, Threaten Kenyan Politics

Power sharing compromise has resulted in a rancorous impasse

Apr 25, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Election violence in 2007 gave way to an uneasy coalition between Kenyan PM Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki, but that move seems only to have transformed the fighting on the streets into squabbling in the capital. Now, "Kenya does not have a functioning executive at all, just an... More »

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Kenya • corruption • government • Kofi Annan • political factions • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • International Criminal Court • election violence

(Newser) - Wallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation, Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • NBC • comedy • government • Amy Poehler • city parks • public works

OPINION

Is Obama Trying to Fix Too Much at Once?

Despite new prez's gifts, Brooks worries he's moving too fast

Feb 24, 09 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - David Brooks is not a liberal, but the New York Times columnist doesn't hesitate to call himself "a great admirer of Barack Obama and those around him." Yet as the new administration has thrown itself at a dozen staggering problems, from fixing health care and the auto industry... More »

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Barack Obama • government • liberals • auto industry • health care reform • economic stimulus package • David Brooks • Obama administration

 Netanyahu to Form 
 Israeli Government 

LIvni averse to power-sharing propositions

Feb 20, 09 8:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Right-of-center Benjamin Netanyahu has been asked to form Israel’s new government, despite President Shimon Peres’s initial hopes that  Netanyahu would share power with centrist Tzipi Livni, who was the top vote-getter in the election last week. Livni said she would prefer to head the opposition, the BBC reports.... More »

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Israel • Cabinet • Tzipi Livni • Shimon Peres • Benjamin Netanyahu • government • power sharing • coalition

 Finance Crisis 
 Topples Iceland's Gov't 

Leftist party likely to replace coalition; protests growing

Jan 26, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Iceland’s coalition government collapsed today amid financial upheaval, with PM Geir Haarde planning to resign. “I really regret that we could not continue with this coalition. I believe that that would have been the best result,” he said. The coalition had been in turmoil since October, when... More »

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government • collapse • Iceland • coalition government • financial crisis • Geir Haarde

 House Movers Shuffle  
 182 Offices Over Recess 

Congress buzzes with activity even without lawmakers

Dec 29, 08 6:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Congress may be on Christmas recess, but movers are working overtime to shuffle the contents of 182 House offices to new digs for the new session beginning Jan. 6. Returning members of Congress are trading up to bigger offices, better views, or more convenient locations, CQ reports. New members of... More »

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Congress • Washington DC • House of Representatives • government

Castro Calls for More
Work, Less Welfare

Cuban president cuts worker subsidies to shore up struggling economy

Dec 28, 08 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Saying Cuba’s finances “don’t square up,” President Raul Castro called for belt-tightening measures in the wake of three hurricanes and a global recession that have hobbled the communist nation. The state plans to dole out fewer worker subsidies, halve the number of overseas trips, and halt... More »

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communism • Fidel Castro • Cuba • government • Raul Castro • hurricane

Chaos Reigns in Guinea as Coup Leaders Assert Power

Junior officers strengthen control over government

Dec 24, 08 12:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Junior military officers appointed their coup leader as president of Guinea, even as their superiors denied that the so-called putsch had succeeded. Coup leaders also postponed elections promised in 60 days and said they may have to remain in control for two years, leaving the West African nation teetering between... More »

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Africa • military • West Africa • government • Africa Union • coup d'etat • turmoil • Guinea

OPINION

 Detroit's Not the Only Place  
 That Needs 'Restructuring' 

DC should streamline many useless layers

Dec 19, 08 12:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Lawmakers want to restructure Detroit’s auto industry—but Congress could use a little makeover, too, writes Philip K. Howard in the Wall Street Journal. He offers a prescription to streamline the government as one would a corporation:
  • Dump “legacy obligations.” Like Detroit, Congress must ditch
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Congress • legislation • government • automaker • restructuring • Washington, DC

Obama Team Swarms Federal Agencies

Preparation for handover has been under way for months

Dec 3, 08 7:26 AM CST
(Newser) - As Washington prepares for an Obama administration, 135 members of the president-elect's transition team are swarming into federal agencies to scrutinize budgets, interview civil servants, and prepare to take control of the government. Preparation for a smooth transition began months before Election Day, writes the Washington Post. The Obama teams,... More »

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Bush administration • government • transition • Obama administration • President Obama

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

 Gleeful Brown 
 Is Acting Like a 
 Drunk Dowager 

Brits' PM 'swanks' and 'preens,' but the economy is his fault

Nov 25, 08 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Gordon Brown, "known as a gloomy old nail-biting misery-guts," has turned into the life of the party ever since the economic downturn hit Britain, writes Boris Johnson in the Telegraph. Deeming that the swooning market and plummeting home prices demand action, he's gleefully launched measures that will incur... More »

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London • government spending • Gordon Brown • government • consumerism • Britain • economic stimulus package • Boris Johnson • financial crisis

(Newser) - When President Bush leaves Washington in January, many of his appointees won't be going with him, Daniel Schulman writes in Mother Jones. Administration workers are "burrowing in," arranging to trade their political positions for cushy career jobs, even though many were unqualified when hired. They ensure that the... More »

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Bush administration • government • George W. Bush • political appointee

OPINION

How Much Is Main St. Willing to Suffer to Punish Wall St.?

The economic hole is deep, and 'we're all in it together': Pearlstein

Sep 30, 08 1:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - If people understood how bad the financial situation is, there would be less hostility toward the bailout, writes Steven Pearlstein in the Washington Post. Americans haven't owned up to having helped create the credit bubble that is now deflating, and Wall Streeters haven't owned up to their "greed, arrogance,... More »

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Wall Street • government • bailout • economy • financial crisis

Mandatory Tests Key to Feds' New Crane Regulations

Operators will be made to pass qualification exams in wake of fatal accidents

Sep 18, 08 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Crane operators will be made to pass certification tests, the AP reports, as the US Department of Labor, reacting to a number of deadly crane accidents this year, moved to make written and performance assessments mandatory in every state. In the first update since 1971, the tests will measure safety... More »

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construction • government • regulation • crane accident • crane • construction crane

OPINION

 'Coercive Paternalism' 
 Is Bad Parenting 

Laws designed to force public to choose healthy options is 'Orwellian'

Aug 9, 08 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under the banner of what’s good for you, an insidious new trend is growing. “Coercive paternalism,” Steve Chapman writes in Reason, is the wrong-minded older sibling of the much-in-vogue “libertarian paternalism” responsible for dietary information in chain restaurants. “Libertarian paternalists … limit themselves to promoting... More »

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nanny laws • San Francisco • Los Angeles • public health • fast food • government • cigarette • paternalism

Italians Impatient With Alitalia Rescue Efforts

Berlusconi's pleas for patriotism fall on deaf ears

Jul 4, 08 5:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fed up with government efforts to resuscitate Alitalia, many Italians think Rome needs to face reality and let the airline die, Bloomberg reports. PM Silvio Berluconi characterizes Alitalia’s survival as “a matter of national security,” but it hasn't turned a profit in nearly a decade. The latest... More »

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bankruptcy • Italy • government • airline • Silvio Berlusconi • Alitalia • bailout

OPINION

WTC Rebuilding an Emblem of Can't-Do Politics

Morass of competing parties and gridlock mirrors US system

Jul 3, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - We’re having an entertaining campaign season, Daniel Henninger allows in the Wall Street Journal, but the US' fundamental political system is in deep trouble: “It’s an open question whether we have one, or are losing the one we’ve got.” He finds a microcosm in the... More »

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terrorism • World Trade Center • government • 9/11 commission • rebuilding • 9/11 attacks

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