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Karzai's Default Win Saps Afghan Democracy

KABUL -- Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election after opponent Abdullah Abdullah's tearful decision to pull out under protest. Karzai's victory by default douses U.S. hopes that voting would convey legitimacy on Afghanistan's inefficient and corrupt government, and some Afghan observers...

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Obama Leading Mitt Romney Among Veterans, 32 Percent Think Iraq War Ended Successfully: Poll

Mack McDowell likes to spend time at the local knife and gun show "drooling over firearms," as he puts it.

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MJ Rosenberg: Iran Plot: Here We Go Again

A few weeks after the 9/11 attacks, I attended a big holiday dinner with family and friends.

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Hassan Arif: Tea Party Ideology Trumps Facts

It also appeared that the hegemony of conservative Republicans was over, their ideology discredited by the disasters of the Bush-Cheney presidency; a presidency that ran up America's deficit, after inheriting a surplus, through reckless tax cuts and foreign entanglements in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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11/02/10 Protests over Afghanistan election Source: Daily Express - London - UK Preliminary results of the election were announced last month but final results have not yet been established.
09/25/10 Afghanistan's elections: progress and stagnation Source: UTV Last week's parliamentary elections in Afghanistan revealed a society in transition, displaying signs of genuine democratic progress as well its opposite: persistent sociopolitical stagnation.
09/19/10 APTOPIX Afghanistan Election Source: Idaho State Journal - Pocatello ID
09/17/10 Fraud fears in Afghanistan elections Source: BBC World News A BBC investigation has found evidence of fraud and corruption in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections, which take place on Saturday.