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SPIN METER: Did Obama grovel?
Nov 17th, 2009 - ajc
WASHINGTON — Some conservative commentators seized on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's Emperor Akihito over the weekend, accusing the U.S. commander in chief of groveling before a foreign leader.
Russian opposition slates Medvedev election reforms
Nov 12th, 2009 - Reuters
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's pro-Western opposition on Thursday dismissed President Dmitry Medvedev's promises to reform the political system as empty and said they saw little prospect of an easing of Kremlin domination.
U.N.'s Ban praises Iraqi election law
Nov 9th, 2009 - UPI
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election.
US withdrawal from Iraq on schedule -- for now
Nov 9th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi parliament's approval of an election law on Sunday cleared a major potential obstacle to the U.S. military meeting its timetable for withdrawing all combat troops by September 2010.
Results of US-Burma meeting are unclear
Nov 5th, 2009 - Washington Post
BANGKOK -- After a rare trip by high-level U.S. diplomats to Burma, there is was little indication from either nation Thursday about how the Obama administration's overture of engagement had been received.

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Presidential Elections: Political Parties, Early Elections a
Let's talk about the road a presidential candidate has to take to get to the general election and electoral college. We'll examine the history of Political Parties, Caucuses, Primaries and National Conventions.
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Mumia on U.S. political parties
Selection from Death Row interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal in 1996 on the realities of the US political parties. Support Mumia on May 17th in Philadelphia when oral arguments for a new trial begin. 9AM.

Political Parties from WikiPedia:

A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. Parties often espouse an expressed ideology or vision bolstered by a written platform with specific goals, forming a coalition among disparate interests.

The type or electoral system is a major factor in determining the type of party political system. In countries where first past the post voting systems there is an increased likely hood for the establishment of a two party system. Countries that have a proportional representation voting system, as exists throughout Europe, or to a lessor extent preferential voting systems, such as in Australia or Ireland, three or more parties are often elected to public office.