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Lightning Strikes New French President's Plane
CNNPARIS -- François Hollande became the president of France on Tuesday and promptly flew toward Germany to discuss the European debt crisis with his German counterpart -- but lightning struck his plane and prompted a return to Paris, CNN affiliate BFM-TV...Tags: Afghanistan, G20, G8, Local Elections, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008)
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7 Dead, 91 Hurt in Blast Near NATO Headquarters in Kabul
Associated PressKABUL -- A suicide car bomber struck near the front gate of NATO headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, killing seven people and wounding nearly 100 in a brazen daylight attack less than a week before Afghanistan's landmark presidential election. Also...Tags: NATO, Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Polls, Macedonia
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Presidential election-year politics could come in play in Fitzgerald replacement process
Picking a successor to Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's top federal prosecutor is fraught with difficulties, from finding a lawyer with zeal and talent to take on public corruption to trying to keep any choice from becoming embroiled in presidential...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Mark Kirk, Illinois Elections, Political Corruption, Parties and Movements
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Egyptians vote in first free presidential election
CAIRO (AP) — More than 15 months after autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, Egyptians streamed to polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in generations. Waiting hours in line, some debated to the last...
Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Parliament, Egypt, Crime, Law and Justice, Religious Festivals
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News briefs for Wednesday, May 23
Egyptians vote in presidential election to rid nation of decades of dictatorship CAIRO (AP) — Determined to end decades of authoritarian rule, millions of Egyptians waited patiently in long lines outside polling stations across the nation on...
Tags: Financing and Stock Offerings, Mitt Romney, Health, Facebook, Iran
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Right call in political ads ruling
It won't ake vitriolic political attack ads any more palatable, but a welcome step toward transparency became possible last week thanks to a U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in favor of disclosure.
In a 2-1 decision, the judges declined to block a lower...Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Charity, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Election Commission, White House
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Appeals court upholds Florida's 'electioneering' law
TALLAHASSEE -- A federal appeals court Thursday quickly rejected a constitutional challenge to a 2010 Florida election law regulating some outside groups that run political ads or send mailers. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Same-Sex Marriage
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Election decision may force disclosure of secret donors
WASHINGTON — Advocacy groups spending millions of dollars to influence the 2012 election now face the prospect of having to reveal their secret donors, after a federal appellate court panel refused to block a lower-court order requiring the...
Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Finance, Crime, Law and Justice, Campaign Finance, Federal Election Commission
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Court ruling may force advocacy groups to disclose secret donors
WASHINGTON -- Advocacy groups spending millions of dollars in the 2012 campaign are now faced with the prospect of having to reveal the donors who have been secretly financing their efforts after a federal appellate court panel refused to block a lower...
Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Finance, Washington, DC, Crime, Law and Justice, Campaign Finance
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Tom Firey: Debunking the myth of the Citizens United monster
In January 2008, a political activist group called Citizens United released “Hillary: The Movie.” The documentary sharply criticized Hillary Clinton, who was then a U.S. senator and candidate for the Democratic Party’s presidential...Tags: Justice and Rights, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Election Commission, The Supremes (music group), Human Rights
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France swears in new, Socialist president
CNNFrançois Hollande promised a new approach to tackling the financial woes plaguing Europe as he was sworn in as president of Franceon Tuesday. Hollande becomes France's first Socialist president since François Mitterrand left office in 1995. He secured...Tags: Afghanistan, NATO, G8, Ceremonies, Berlin (Germany)
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France's Francois Hollande changes the mix in Europe
PARIS — With Francois Hollande's election as France's first Socialist president in 17 years, Europe now must deal with a major leader who has promised to push a different approach to resolving the continent's debt crisis. Hollande's message, that...
Tags: NATO, Finance, Italy, G8, Heads of State
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