Campaigns & Elections articles from August 2006

Campaigns & Elections archives from August 2006

Editor's note.(lobbying, political corruption)(Editorial)
August 1, 2006... Politics is a lot like Monopoly; the banker (corporations and lobbyists) controls the money, and players fight it out for their chance to own Boardwalk and Park Place (the presidency, U.S. Senate or U.S. House). Occasionally an unlucky...

Publisher's note.
August 1, 2006... If you think Rove's first race was Bush-Cheney 2000, you are wrong. If you think James Carville's first race was Clinton-Gore 1992 wrong again. And if you thought Arthur Finkelstein's big break was when AlD'Amato knocked out Senator Jacob...

Ordering your representative around.(INSIDE POLITICS)
August 1, 2006... You paid attention throughout the campaign, studiously following the candidates' positions on the issues. Election Day came, and you voted for the candidates whose views were most closely aligned with your own. After Election Day, you kept...

By the numbers.(INSIDE POLITICS)
August 1, 2006... * 22 billion -- predicted political ad revenue in dollars for 2006 * 1.7 billion -- record amount of dollars spent on TV ads (set in 2004) * 72 -- percent of DVR users who skip over commercials * 75 million -- Americans using the...

Welcome to the vlogosphere.(video Web logs)
August 1, 2006... Even as people continue to marvel at the wonders of blogging, a new phase in Internet campaigning is emerging. Enter Vlogging. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vlogs, or video Web logs, are videos posted on blog Web sites. The site visitor can...

Women at the podium.(women politicians)
August 1, 2006... When a female candidate gets up to give a speech, she has a lot more to think about than just her policy positions. Voters scrutinize female candidates more closely than male candidates, and everything from what they wear to the tone of their...

The Pinocchio files: 8 blueprints to detect deception.
August 1, 2006... Whether it's to avoid punishment, to escape embarrassment, get re-elected, or to justify the unjustifiable, it seems almost all politicians lie--it's how the game is played. Typically, it's their body language that gives them away. While it...

Alabama.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(presidential primary regulations)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The state legislature got more than it bargained for after passing recent legislation to move the 2008 presidential primary up to February. The rush to get the bill approved led lawmakers to overlook the mistake in the bill's language that...

Alaska.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Frank Murkowski's state natural gas pipeline contrcts)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Gov. Frank Murkowski is hoping to secure a revised contract for a state natural gas pipeline before the November election. Murkowski is facing criticism from his opponents, including those for the Republican primary, as being too generous to...

Arizona.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Janet Napolitano accused by Republican Party (United States))(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The gubernatorial race in Arizona is taking some hits this summer from campaign finance laws. The state's Republican Party accused Gov. Janet Napolitano of launching her campaign Web site too early. The Democratic Party has fired back by...

Arkansas.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial election campaign finance)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Campaign finance reports delivered at the end of June for the Arkansas gubernatorial race revealed that Democratic candidate and state Attorney General Mike Beebe has nearly double the amount of money raised by his GOP rival Asa Hutchinson,...

California.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... During the redistricting process in 2001, California Democrats controlled the drawing of districts. Instead of creating more districts in their favor, they struck a deal with Republicans to protect all incumbents. Now, Gov. Arnold...

Colorado.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Colorado gubernatorial race had been in limbo for several weeks while the fate of Republican candidate Marc Holtzman was decided by the courts. Holtzman failed to make the ballot after the state Republican convention in late May, forcing...

Connecticut.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(senate primary)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The upcoming Senate primary between Sen. Joe Lieberman and challenger Ned Lamont is grabbing all the headlines in Connecticut this month. Lamont has been gaining steadily on Lieberman in the polls; a June Rasmussen poll of likely voters showed...

Delaware.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Delaware. General Assembly sessions)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... As the state's General Assembly closed session on July 1, many lawmakers expressed disappointment at the amount unaccomplished. Important bills, including some worker's compensation legislation, were not put to a vote in time to survive the...

District of Columbia.(mayoral elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... A fund raising lead put district mayoral candidate Adrian Fenty ahead of his main competitor for the Democratic nomination, Linda Cropp, despite Cropp's endorsement from current mayor Anthony Williams. Cropp was recently given the support of a...

Florida.(primaries)
August 1, 2006... In the Republican primary contest for governor, populist Charlie Crist has stretched his lead over his right-leaning opponent Tom Gallagher. A Florida Chamber of Commerce poll shows Crist leading Gallagher 42 percent to 23 percent in the...

Georgia.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(photo ID voting regulated by Harold L. Murphy )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Federal Judge Harold L. Murphy decided that Georgia's law requiring a government-issued photo ID to vote was unconstitutional, because it discriminates against seniors and minorities. The GOP in the state says such IDs are necessary to prevent...

Hawaii.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(political campaigns)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... U.S. Sen. Dan Akaka launched his reelection campaign in early July. The Democratic senator's main opponent is a fellow Democrat, U.S. Rep. Ed Case. Case is campaigning largely on the basis that 81 year-old Akaka is too old to continue to hold...

Idaho.(police chief appointment)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Idaho Statesman reports that Mayor Bill Beck of St. Anthony faces a recall election, in response to his hiring of an out-of-state man as police chief instead of a local person. Rumors abound that the police chief was hired because the man's...

Illinois.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial election campaigns)
August 1, 2006... Neither the Republicans nor the Democrats are pleased with the candidacy of Green Party gubernatorial contender Rich Whitney. Seen as a potential vote-stealer in the upcoming election, Whitney's candidacy was contested by the Democrats once...

Indiana.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Democrats have decided not to field a challenger against U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar. The Republican has been in Congress for 30 years and is not showing any signs of leaving soon. Democratic reasoning held that running against Lugar would be a...

Iowa.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(democratics attend Republican Party (United States)'s convention)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Potential 2008 presidential candidates continue to stream into Iowa, including Democratic Sens. Evan Bayh and Russ Feingold, Democratic Virginia Gov. Mark Warner, Democrat John Edwards, Republican U.S. Sen. John McCain and GOP Gov. Mike...

Kansas.(education board elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... A Seattle-based group that advocates teaching the weaknesses of the theory of evolution launched an ad campaign defending the state's newly adopted science education standards just weeks before the state primary. The Discovery Institute's...

Kentucky.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Republican Party (United States) criticised Ernie Fletcher )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Being a Republican in Kentucky has gotten complicated lately. The party is experiencing some internal division as Gov. Ernie Fletcher receives criticism from state GOP officials; the governor is facing trial in November after being indicted for...

Louisiana.(primaries)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Despite the intense controversy and the deepening investigation swirling around U.S. Rep. Bill Jefferson, the New Orleans Democrat plans to run for re-election this November. His possible opponents include New Orleans City Council President...

Maine.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The field for November's gubernatorial election is crowded. In Republican and Democratic primaries June 13, voters re-nominated incumbent Democratic Gov, John Baldacci over a little-known challenger and picked conservative Republican state Sen....

Maryland.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Maryland gubernatorial race has had an active summer so far. Democratic contender Doug Duncan dropped out of the race in late June, because he was battling depression, and threw his support to his former opponent, Baltimore Mayor Martin...

Massachusetts.(Mitt Romney vetoes spending bills)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Republican Gov. Mitt Romney vetoed two spending bills totaling $742 million, and the Democratic legislature's $25.4 billion budget appears headed for a similar fate. That prompted House Ways and Means chair Rep. Robert DeLeo to dub July "Veto...

Michigan.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(gubernatorial elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... After weekly polling that shows a neck-and-neck race between Michigan's incumbent Gov. Jennifer Granholm, a Democrat, and her challenger, Republican Dick DeVos, this is turning into one of the most contentious elections in the country. Much of...

Minnesota.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(filing for election)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The election for Ramsey County Sheriff has come down to a name game. A former police chief has filed to run as Bill "Chief" Finney, leading the incumbent to respond in kind. But Finney argues that going by "Sheriff Bob Fletcher" is not exactly...

Mississippi.(governor's powers)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Mississippi gives its lieutenant governor more power than almost any other state in the nation. So, recognizing that a Democrat probably can't beat popular GOP Gov. Haley Barbour, state Democrats believe they can check him by electing one of...

Missouri.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Jim Talent's political fund raising)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Talent recently held a $2,000-a-plate fund-raiser, a stark contrast with Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill's $5-a-plate fund-raiser that raised barely $2,000. The two events illustrate the incumbent's strong...

Montana.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Ron Tussing accused of using automated phone calls in political campaigns)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The mystery "robo-callers" in Billing's 2005 mayoral election have escaped prosecution for violating the state's ban on automated phone calls in a political campaign. The calls went out a few days before the election last fall, attacking...

Nebraska.(Nebraskans for the Good Life)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Nebraskans for the Good Life, a coalition of groups representing Nebraska teachers, firefighters, government workers, librarians and others, is trying to stop a proposed state spending cap before it is imposed. Nebraska is one of at least eight...

Nevada.(gubernatorial campaign funds)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Gubernatorial candidate Jim Gibson has accused his Democratic primary opponent, state Sen. Dina Titus, of using funds from her political action committee illegally. Titus transferred $10,000 from the Bristlecone PAC, which she founded and...

New Hampshire.(Democratic Party )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... For the first time in recent memory, Democrats in New Hampshire have out-recruited Republicans in drumming up candidates for the 424 legislative seats that are up for election. A popular Democratic governor combined with a very weak state...

New Jersey.(election campaigns)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The general election campaign for U.S. Senate between Democratic incumbent Robert Menendez and Republican Tom Kean Jr. began early with hard-hitting ads and two televised debates in late June. As expected, Menendez is warning voters that Kean...

New Mexico.(Robert A. Liebman independent congressional candidate disqualified)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... An independent congressional candidate in one of the country's most competitive districts is appealing a court decision that knocked him off the ballot. Robert A. Liebman was taken off the ballot after the chairman of the state Democratic Party...

New York.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(bill for campaign contributions)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The New York State Legislature ended its 2006 session without addressing any of the good-government reform bills promoted by the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and New York Public Interest Research, However the groups succeeded in getting...

North Carolina.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The General Assembly recently approved pay raises for state employees from the governor to public school teachers. It's now considering raising the minimum wage. The only group that the General Assembly will not grant a pay raise is,...

North Dakota.(secretary of state elections)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The candidates for secretary of state are focusing on the youth vote. Incumbent Al Jaeger released a series of educational videos produced by the League of Women Voters to encourage young voters to come out, as well as members of minority...

Ohio.(county judge Thomas Osowik aiding Democratic campaign?)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The most important and interesting election development occurred in a Toledo courtroom. That's where Lucas County Judge Thomas Osowik decided to delay the theft and money-laundering trial of infamous GOP contributor and former Bureau of...

Oklahoma.(Taxpayer Bill of Rights initiative )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights initiative is drawing comparisons to Watergate. Attorney Kent Meyers said in court that the petition should be thrown out because of "criminal activity" including "fraud, corruption and chicanery" from...

Oregon.(ballot measures dominated by conservatives)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Conservative groups have managed to dominate seven out of the 12 proposed ballot measures for November. The initiatives include capping the amount state government can spend on cuts in state taxes and measures that require girls between the...

Pennsylvania.(congressional candidates)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... As the fall election draws closer, a surprising number of GOP-held seats are still up for grabs. The main one of course is that of U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum against state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. Melissa Hart faces a tough challenge from Democrat...

Rhode Island.(Citizens Foundation of Rhode Island )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The Citizens Foundation of Rhode Island (CFRI) announced a plan to support business-minded candidates for General Assembly. CFRI's four cornerstone issues are voter initiative, education reform, tax and spending limitations, and bringing a...

South Carolina.(primaries)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... South Carolina Republicans saw six statewide primaries in 2006. Mark Sanford and three incumbent statewide officeholders all won re-nominations. The most impressive primary victory belongs to Superintendent of Education candidate Karen Floyd,...

South Dakota.(video gambling referendum)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The sponsor of a ballot measure that would repeal video gambling isn't taking no for an answer. Secretary of State Chris Nelson would not allow the measure on the fall ballot, so Forward South Dakota, the sponsor of the measure, has taken to...

Tennessee.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Jesse Frank Tucker's residency issue )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Democratic state Senate candidate Jesse Frank Tucker raises the residency issue many politicians struggle with, though not usually on this level. Tucker has one home in Nashville and another in Little Creek; he is running in the district that...

Texas.(remote voting)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... A proposed program in Collins County could change the way Texans vote, allowing them to vote from any polling place in the county instead of being bound to their precinct. The program would set up "super polling places" and reduce the number of...

Utah.(voting machines)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert is organizing an audit committee to verify the votes of the state's electronic voting machines. Though Utah uses some machines that produce paper receipts, the machines are still vulnerable to attacks that can manipulate...

Vermont.(campaign finance laws )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... An observer watching Vermont's campaign finance laws might feel as though they were watching a tennis match as the case was volleyed back and forth between the U.S. Supreme Court and the secretary of state. The Supreme Court ruled a 1997...

Virginia.(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... In the Democratic primary for Senate, technology association president Harris Miller beat Jim Webb, secretary of the U.S. Navy for President Ronald Reagan. The DSCC-endorsed and "net-roots"-backed Webb edged out the better-funded Miller, who...

Washington.(banning discrimination against gays)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Voters this fall won't be considering a measure to repeal the state's new law banning discrimination against gays, lesbians and transgender individuals. Professional initiative promoter Tim Eyman didn't get enough signatures to qualify the...

West Virginia.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(voting machines to speed up counting)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Kanawha County officials have approved new machines that should speed up vote counting, allowing results to be tabulated directly in the precincts. The county wanted to use the new machines for May's primary but could not because of problems...

Wisconsin.(political candidates opting out)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Democratic U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, the millionaire owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, looks like he could coast to re-election this year, now that a pair of high-profile potential Republican challengers turned down a run. Former four-term Gov....

Wyoming.(INSIDE POLITICS: ACROSS STATE LINES)(Ray Hunkins' grocery tax plans )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ray Hunkins vows to repeal Wyoming's grocery tax permanently. This spring, the state Legislature approved a bill that removes the tax on groceries for two years. Unless legislators vote do otherwise, the tax...

MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners.(NEW JOBS)(Matt Burgess appointed)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Matt Burgess has joined the Washington, D.C.-based media firm MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners. He had been the spokesman for the failed U.S. Senate campaign of Rhode Island Secretary of State Matt Brown. Burgess also worked as communications...

Free Enterprise Fund.(NEW JOBS)(Jim Terry appointed)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Jim Terry is the new executive director of the Free Enterprise Fund, a conservative anti-tax organization in Washington, D.C. He has worked as national director for the National Republican Congressional Committee's Strategic Task Force to...

Comcast Corp.(NEW JOBS)(Peter Filon appointed)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Comcast Corp. has hired Peter Filon as senior director for federal government affairs. Filon most recently worked as Democratic counsel for the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

GAGE Business Consulting and Government Affairs.(Katherine Freiss )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Washington, D.C.-based GAGE Business Consulting and Government Affairs has hired BKSH & Associates lobbyist Katherine Freiss as Vice President of Business Development and Government Affairs. Some of Freiss's former clients include AT & T, Sun...

Fleishman-Hillard-owned Strat@comm.(Eron Shosteck )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Fleishman-Hillard-owned Strat@comm has hired Eron Shosteck as account director. Shosteck is a former press secretary to House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., and worked for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers for the past six years as...

Zogby International.(NEW JOBS)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The international polling firm Zogby International has announced nine new hires and two promotions. Christopher Koehnke will be the office manager for the firm's Washington, D.C., office. The other job changes are in the firm's Utica, N.Y....

Dickstein Shapiro.(NEW JOBS)(Dickstein, Shapiro and Morin L.L.P. appointed Brian Finch )(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Brian Finch was recently hired as counsel for the public policy and law group at Dickstein Shapiro. Finch formerly worked in the public policy and regulatory affairs practice at McKenna Long & Aldridge. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

PR giant Qorvis Communications.(NEW JOBS)
August 1, 2006... PR giant Qorvis Communications has named Jim McGann managing director. He was an executive at AT & T, where he led the company's media relations team. McGann's clients at Qorvis will include the "It's Our Net" coalition and the Computer and...

MH Media.(FIRM CHANGES)
August 1, 2006... MH Media, a political communications and advertising firm, has opened a new office in Bethesda, Md., and relocated its downtown Washington, D.C., office.

Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP.(FIRM CHANGES)
August 1, 2006... Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP has officially shortened its name to Dickstein Shapiro. The law firm has offices in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and New York.

Alexander Strategy Group.(FIRM CHANGES)(Dan Gans and Amelia Blackwood formed Polaris Government Relations)
August 1, 2006... Dan Gans and Amelia Blackwood, of the now-defunct Alexander Strategy Group, have set up their own shop, Polaris Government Relations. The Washington, D.C.-based firm's clients include the Association of Kentucky Fried Chicken Franchisees,...

2050 Group.(FIRM CHANGES)(Adam Segal's new consulting services company)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Adam Segal has launched the 2050 Group, a consulting firm in Washington, D.C., that will focus on Internet strategies and communications. Segal is a professor of political communications and Internet strategies at Johns Hopkins University in...

Command Oregon Consulting.(FIRM CHANGES)(Devon Lyon and Kevin Curry opened consulting services company)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Devon Lyon and Kevin Curry have opened Command Oregon Consulting, a consulting firm in Salem, Ore. Lyon previously worked in the Portland, Ore., office of law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, where he helped start a government relations practice...

Fritts Group.(FIRM CHANGES)(Eddie Fritts of National Association of Broadcasters opens Fritts Group)
August 1, 2006... Eddie Fritts, former president of the National Association of Broadcasters, has opened the Fritts Group. His clients include CBS and News Corp. He's hired former NAB colleagues Kathy Ramsey, Lisa Keller and John Lively.

One Wisconsin Now.(FIRM CHANGES)(John Kraus' new public relations firm)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... John Kraus launched the advocacy group One Wisconsin Now to advance the state's "proud progressive tradition on public policy, modernize and strengthen our state's progressive infrastructure... and win the ideas and values debate in...

National Federation of Independent Business.(FIRM CHANGES)(launched Trust in Small Business PAC)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... Veterans of the National Federation of Independent Business have launched Trust in Small Business PAC to concentrate on independent expenditure campaigns in a number of Congressional races in November. The PAC will help pro-business candidates,...

New York State Democratic Party.(PARTY LINES)(Frank Hoare appointed)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... The New York State Democratic Party has hired long-time Democratic operative Frank Hoare as executive director. He last worked as counsel to the state party and the State Assembly Ways and Means Committee. He replaces Rodney Capel, who has been...

New York's Working Families Party.(PARTY LINES)(Peter Hatch appointed)(Brief article)
August 1, 2006... New York's Working Families Party, one of the state's third parties, has named Peter Hatch as Director of Congressional Repo Operations. Hatch will work with Democratic and WFP-supported candidates to help them win Republican Congressional...

Ten questions for Maria Durant: defense attorneys 101.(Dwyer and Collora L.L.P. )(Interview)
August 1, 2006... Maria Durant is a partner at Dwyer & Collora LLP in Boston. She received both her B.A. and her J.D. from Suffolk University. In 1998, she served as a special assistant district attorney in Suffolk County, Mass. She currently serves as a hearing...

Ten questions for Abbe Lowell: defense attorneys 101.(Chadbourne and Parke L.L.P.)(Interview)
August 1, 2006... Abbe Lowell is a partner at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm of Chadbourne & Parke. He has defended former U.S. Rep. Gary Condit, former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli and lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He grew up in Bronx, N.Y., and got his B.A. and...

Inside politics: campaign consultant sign-ups.
August 1, 2006... Adams & Co./R -- public relations Karen Minnis (in), OR, state House '06 Wayne Scott (in), OR, state House '06 Linda Flores (in), OR, state House '06 Mac Sumner (in), OR, state House '06 Domonic Biggi, OR, state House '06...

The divided faith.(Roman Catholics' political role)
August 1, 2006... From the right, left and center, the analysis is identical. With their centrist proclivities and their identifiable big-ticket issues, Roman Catholics are the quintessential swing voters. Their numbers and recent history of serving as...

Slippery slopes: how politicians can draw the "get out of jail free" card in the game of politics.(Cover story)
August 1, 2006... Mixing lobbying with electioneering--offering consulting services to influence legislation and elections under one roof--gives clients one-stop shopping, but it brings huge potential conflicts of interests to the consultants, and even their...

The hidden network: political consultants form party infrastructure.
August 1, 2006... To many political scientists, political consultants are ruining the party system. They run candidate-centered campaigns that put the interests of the candidate ahead of the party. They blur the policy differences between the parties, and their...

In South Korea, all politics is national.
August 1, 2006... Some 20 years ago, elections in South Korea were generally decided by large-scale fraud and intimidation, which ensured that the sitting president kept his position and had the services of a rubber-stamp legislature. Gradually, the laws...

This month around the world.(elections)
August 1, 2006... ANGOLA Election: President and Parliament Date: August The president is elected by a popular vote for a five-year term. President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos has been president of this African country since 1979. Members of parliament...