politics
Mexican elections: fraud again?
July 3, 2012It appears that the candidate of the formerly dominant Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI), former Mexico state governor Enrique Peña Nieto, has won, but not by as much as he hoped.
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An in-depth look at Germany’s Left Party congress
June 5, 2012The media were keen for a real wide split in the party. In truth, a lot of the members feared the same.
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Mexico’s upcoming elections: The candidates, the issues
May 29, 2012On July 1, Mexico will hold elections for president and for the 128 seat Senate and 500 seat Chamber of Deputies.
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In Germany, the Pirates making waves
May 2, 2012Germany's energetic young party, the Pirates, held its party congress last weekend in the northern town of Neumünster. The media overflowed with reports, almost uniformly friendly.
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In Florida, support for freedom for Puerto Rican political prisoner
May 1, 2012The Orlando chapter of the National Boricua Human Rights Network will focus on building support for freedom for political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has spent 31 years in federal institutions.
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