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US Mid-Term Elections 2014: A Republican Takeover?

This autumn, millions of Americans will descend upon polling stations to elect their federal representatives in the Houses of Congress. The Senate will see one third of its members vie to keep their seat, facing a challenger wi...
by Simon Fraser
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Cantor Canned; Run, Ryan, Run

On June 10th 2014, the Tea Party movement may have either saved or shattered the Republican Party. Republican Congressman and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lost to Randolph-Macon College (University) Economics Professor Da...
by J P Carroll
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Europe
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London Bucks The Trend, Again.

People living outside the nation’s capital were asked recently what words best describe London to them. ‘Crowded’ was the first, ‘Expensive’ the second, and ‘Cosmopolitan’ the third. The question was part of a ...
by Oscar Isham
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Reality Show Politics

It is increasingly clear that British politics is becoming more about leadership personalities and less about party policies, this can only be a move in the wrong direction. The phenomenon has been best represented in rece...
by Oscar Isham
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The European Union: What Happens Now?

When the last polling stations closed in Italy on Sunday night, it had already been clear that the elections turned out to be just what had been expected. Despite the first time front-runners had been declared for the main part...
by Michel Scholer
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Africa
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Intrigue And Drama As Malawians Await Election Results

In a bizarre twist for a country in Sub-Saharan Africa, a governing party is accusing an opposition party of having rigged the election. Unofficial results in Malawi’s elections for president, members of parliament and wa...
by Nicky Armstrong
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India: The New America

As the Indian elections come to a close and we elect a man who outdid Tupac by using holograms for election speeches, Narendra Modi, a man who was once a street side tea seller, is now our Prime Minister. It seems like he achie...
by Apratim Vidyarthi
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Stability In The Balance: Elections In Guinea-Bissau

On Sunday April 13th the chronically war-torn state of Guinea-Bissau successfully held its first round of presidential and People’s Assembly elections since a 2012 coup d’état interrupted the last planned vote. The coup, c...
by Tarleton Watkins
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Eurasia
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The Farcical Elections In Syria: Political Theater Amidst Chaos

For the past 3 years, Syria has been immersed in a bloody and complex civil war that has claimed the lives of over 150,000 people. Millions more have been displaced, and it is unlikely that they will be returning home anytime s...
by John Haltiwanger
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