Elections
N.Y. progressives begin to line up behind Gillibrand
February 18, 2010Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., appointed to fill the seat vacated by now-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has already picked up a spate of endorsements.
Read moreDems face challenge in holding N. Dakota seat
February 15, 2010Why would a state like this, which hasn't had a Republican senator in 24 years, even conside replacing a liberal populist with a right-wing Republican?
Read moreAgainst the odds, independent politics advance in Illinois election
February 3, 2010CHICAGO -- Voters in the Feb. 2 Illinois primary election seemed to send a message to politicians: We're fed up with corruption; we want solutions.
Read moreWinners and losers in Honduras as Zelaya goes into exile, Lobo takes power
February 3, 2010Smiling broadly, his chest festooned with medals, General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, head of the armed forces of Honduras, stood beside Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as the latter was sworn in as President of Honduras on January 27.
Read moreBolivian president begins second term
February 3, 2010"The colonial state died. The new pluri-national, autonomous, and solidarity-based state is being born," asserted President Evo Morales at his inauguration January 22, after being elected along with Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera to a new...
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