Elections stories:
Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah's leader for a sixth term
Nov 19th, 2009 - WashingtonExaminer
BEIRUT — The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group's leader for a sixth term. A...
Hassan Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader
Nov 19th, 2009 - WTOP
BEIRUT (AP) - The militant Hezbollah group announced Thursday that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the Shiite Muslim group's leader for a sixth term.
A Hezbollah...Nasrallah re-elected as Hezbollah leader for sixth term
Nov 19th, 2009 - Haaretz
The militant Hezbollah group says that Sheik Hassan Nasrallah has been re-elected as the group's leader for a sixth term. A Hezbollah statement Thursday did not say when...
Hong Kong to Consult Public on Democratic Reforms
Nov 18th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong will invite the public to comment on democratic reforms being proposed by the government, an official said Wednesday, in one of the few places on Chinese soil that enjoys Western-style elections.
S.C. Senator Jim DeMint forces U.S. change on Honduras stance on elections
Nov 15th, 2009 - News & Observer
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jim DeMint, a South Carolina Republican known for his efforts to block influence domestic immigration and health-care issues, has scored a foreign-policy...
Elections videos from YouTube:
- Election (trailer)This film takes the scandals and mudslingings associated with presidential elections and transposes them to a high school election for student council president in Nebraska- with impossibly sharp, satirical results ...
- Pretend You Give A Shit...Our morning show's political correspondent offers tips on how you can seem informed about politics without picking up a single newspaper.
- 2008 Presidential Election:..."Citizen's Cry" - An Internet Video Produced to Inspire the Youth of Today to Vote www.mobilizethevote2008.com In a time of anticipation over the outcome of our national election, comes a voting message produced to inspire the youth of today to vote ...
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Elections from WikiPedia:
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.
The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens. Elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot.
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