What do you get when you put ten Russian and Soviet leaders together in one place?
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Charges of voter fraud were rampant in Afghanistan’s most recent presidential election. Today, findings were leaked from a UN report claiming that current President Karzai had only received 48 percent of the vote, less than the 50% + 1 required under Afghanistan’s constitution. Should the UN findings stand, the result would be a runoff election between Karzai and his challenger, Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
In the wake of the findings, President Karzai held a press conference with former US President George W. Bush. When asked about the report, Karzai said:
A few hours ago I posted a list of foreign policy achievements that led the Nobel Committee to award the Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama. The list may not have been entirely fair, so I have an updated list of his foreign policy accomplishments here.
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Nick Griffin on Question Time
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Nick Griffin, he’s the head of the British National Party (BNP), an ultraconservative (read: racist) political party. There has been quite an uproar over his scheduled appearance on the respected BBC talk show “Question Time.” Well we have our own question for Mr. Griffin:
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