Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...

Govt plan may disrupt cell phone services

" The Jakarta administration's plan to replace 2,500 base transceiver station (BTS) towers with 850 newer ones will lead to cellular network chaos, says a member of the Indonesian Telecommunications Regulatory...

President asks to sterilize process of BI gubernatorial election

Medan (ANTARA News) - The president and the House of Representatives (DPR) have been asked to sterilize the process of the Bank Indonesia (BI) gubernatorial election which will be held in May this year.This step should be taken to prevent suspicions that officials of the...

Gubernatorial forum agrees to construct Sunda Strait Bridge

"The forum, during a coordination meeting here on Friday and Saturday, said it will seek construction funds from the national budget, domestic and foreign private companies, the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB).The infrasturture...

1st Indian-American governor in U.S. vows 'fresh start' for La

"BATON ROUGE | In a campaign that had the air of both inevitable and the historical, Bobby Jindal was elected governor Saturday, claiming the electoral prize that eluded him four years ago. By winning more than 50 percent of the primary vote against a field of 12 candidates,...

A Political Force With Many Philosophies

"Survey of Independents, Who Could Be Key in 2008, Finds Attitudes From Partisan to Apathetic By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, July 1, 2007; Page A01 Fred Wood, a Marietta, Ohio, retiree, voted for George W. Bush in 2000 and John F. Kerry in...

Massive rigging, violence mar elections nationwide

The fears and cynicism of Nigerians were yesterday confirmed as the gubernatorial and state assemblies elections were conducted in a do-or-die manner with massive rigging and extensive violence recorded across the...

Dr. NakaMats: Elect Me and Tokyo Will Be Missile-Proof

Wow. Campaign promises have just been raised to the next level, which is Def Con 2, I think... "Yoshiro Nakamatsu, the goofy inventor popularly known as Dr. NakaMats, announced his candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election Tuesday, saying that if he becomes governor, he...

Ohio Lawmakers Override Gun Veto

"COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio lawmakers on Tuesday overrode outgoing Gov. Bob Taft's veto of a bill that will wipe out local gun laws, marking the first time in 29 years that the Legislature has rejected a gubernatorial veto. The move was all the more unusual because both chambers...

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Homeless Bussed Into Maryland: Hired to Deceive Voters

The deceptive meter just keeps rising. American politics hitting new lows by the minute. More on TalkingPointsMemo... First Hand Account... "After a two-hour bus ride to Maryland, Markle said the workers were...

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John F. Kerry Thinks [ALL] US Soldiers Are Uneducated

"The Pasadena Star News yesterday reported on a rally for failing California Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Phil Angelides, at which John Kerry warned students in the audience that if they didn't get an...

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