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Police Question 3 Suspects in Bhutto Attack

Few details released; she cancels campaign stops to mourn dead

(Newser) - Pakistani police questioned three people today in the bombing that killed at least 136 people and injured 200 more in a failed assassination attempt on Benazir Bhutto, the AP reported. Police also released a photo of a head  found at the scene and believed to be a suicide bomber. ...

In Chinatown, Something Smells Fishy

LA Times investigates Clinton campaign contributions

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers are benefiting from unlikely and possibly illegal sources, an LA Times investigation reveals. Checks for four-figure amounts are coming from dishwashers, immigrants unable to vote, and other unlikely donors in New York’s Chinatown, some of whom report feeling coerced by neighborhood associations. Other donors...

Black Women Face Tough Choice
Black Women Face Tough Choice
Oct 14, 2007 2:22 PM CDT

Black Women Face Tough Choice

(Newser) - South Carolina’s real Democratic debate is going down in the hair salon, where the New York Times informally polled black women on their split allegiances to Hillary and Obama. Maternal fondness for Barack may work against him—one won’t vote for him because “I fear that they...

Aussie Chief Calls New Elections
Aussie Chief Calls New Elections
Oct 14, 2007 11:14 AM CDT

Aussie Chief Calls New Elections

(Newser) - Prime Minister John Howard, trailing in national polls after 11 years in office, set national elections today for Nov. 24. Howard will run on the nation’s current economic boom, Reuters reports. His opponent, Labor leader Kevin Rudd, says he'll pull Australian troops out of Iraq, though domestic issues are...

Brown Under Fire for U-Turn on Elections

PM ditched snap vote when it looked like Labour would lose

(Newser) - Gordon Brown has a new nickname: “bottler,” British slang for someone who’s lost their nerve at the last minute. He's facing heavy criticism for the unpopular decision not to hold a snap general election this autumn after learning that his Labor party lags 6 points behind the...

Ukraine's Orange Bloc Takes 'Victory'

Pro-East PM nabs biggest single share, may win posts

(Newser) - The Ukraine's Orange Bloc has won enough seats to form a government, says an unofficial finally tally. East-leaning PM Viktor Yanukovych's party reaped the biggest vote share and could win cabinet posts, but the president says he will not negotiate "a broad coalition," the BBC reports. "I...

GOP Pillar Domenici Retiring From Senate

Hungry Democrats eye New Mexico seat

(Newser) - Senior New Mexico Senator Pete Domenici is expected to announce today that he won't seek reelection next year. The Republican lawmaker, 75, has been in the Senate for 35 years—six terms. His retirement sparks renewed hope among Democrats that they could capture a key seat in a state where...

Putin Will Run for Parliament, Could Be PM

Russia’s prez unveils plans that might keep him at country’s helm

(Newser) - Vladimir Putin will lead the United Russia ticket in December’s parliamentary elections—and could very well be the country's next PM. Term limits prevent the president from running for a third term in March, and his newest plan, revealed today, confirms a long-suspected desire to hold tight to the...

Pakistani Judge Frees Political Prisoners

With Musharraf ruling imminent, government clamps down

(Newser) - The chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court today told the government to release more than 100 opposition workers and politicians, the New York Times reports. The arrests were aimed to prevent protests as the court deliberates President Pervez Musharraf's right to run for re-election—a candidacy Musharraf made official...

Greek PM Wins New Term Despite Wildfire Fallout

Ruling party only loses 8 seats

(Newser) - Greek Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis won a second four-year term and his conservative New Democratic Party retained its parliamentary majority, according to early results from yesterday's elections. The wildfires that recently ravaged southeastern Greece threatened to topple Karamanlis and his party, but they wound up losing only 8 seats in...

Deal or No Deal, Bhutto Will Return Oct. 18

Ex-PM to end 8 years in exile; relations with Musharraf unsettled

(Newser) - Ex-PM Benazir Bhutto will return to Pakistan on October 18, her party said today, even without a power-sharing deal with Pervez Musharraf that would let her serve another term. Bhutto, who a party spokesman said will “bring back true democracy,” objects to Musharraf's plans to remain both president...

Dealers, Killers, and a Nobelist: Guatemala Goes to the Polls

Murders mar run-up to Sunday's election

(Newser) - Der Spiegel travels to Guatemala, where this Sunday's elections present an eye-opening array of candidates, from Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú to a less savory slate of cartel leaders, convicted murders, weapons smugglers, and at least one man accused of genocide. Guatemala's crime rate is sky-high, and now the candidates...

Jamaica Upset Calls for Recount
Jamaica Upset Calls for Recount
Sep 4, 2007 10:41 AM CDT

Jamaica Upset Calls for Recount

Ousted People's National Party won't concede in close election

(Newser) - There was jubilation and some violence in the streets of Kingston last night as the Jamaica Labor Party  appeared to have ended the 18-year run of the incumbent People’s National Party by a margin so slim the prime minister labelled it “too close to call.” In an...

Swiss Party Aims to Boot Immigrants

Campaign ad draws Nazi comparisons; expected to help in election

(Newser) - Using the image of three white sheep kicking a black sheep out, Switzerland’s biggest political party has begun a campaign to institute mandatory deportation of criminal immigrants and their families. Though critics compare the proposal to Hitler and Stalin practices, the party is expected to prevail in October elections....

Exiled Pakistan Leader Vows Return to Battle Musharraf

Ex prime minister calls for end to dictatorship

(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...

Netanyahu Wins Likud Leadership in Landslide

Vows to run Israel again

(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...

You Can't Blame the Man for Everything

Rove's political genius helped GOP grow, says Weekly Standard

(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...

In Pakistan, a Birthday Marred by Violence

Nation turns 60 amid bomb attacks and political upheaval

(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...

Musharraf Backs Down From Emergency Rule

Under pressure, ruling general instead moves toward elections

(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...

Iranian Shakes Woman's Hand, Drops Prez Bid

Youtube video shows reformist leader with uncovered females

(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...

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