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NY Times: Giuliani Bails on Governor Race

Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 6:14 pm PST

New York Times writer Danny Hakim reports that Rudy Giuliani has decided not to run for Governor of New York. Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has decided not to run for governor next year after months of considering a candidacy, according to people who have been told of the ...

New York, Governor, Rudy Giuliani, Elections

Lebanon's Pro-Western Coalition Wins

Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 6:59 pm PDT

Pro-western parties have won an important victory against Hezbollah in Lebanon: Lebanon’s pro-Western majority declares victory. BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s pro-Western coalition declared victory early Monday, as local television stations reported the faction had successfully fended off a serious challenge by the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and its allies ...

Lebanon, Hezbollah, Fuad Saniora, Democracy, Hizballah, Elections

Islamists Lose Ground in the Middle East

Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:34 am PDT

Joshua Muravchik looks at recent developments that show Islamists Losing Ground in the Middle East. Are George W. Bush’s “democratization” policies bearing fruit? The results of Kuwait’s elections last month — in which Islamists were rebuffed and four women were elected to parliament — will likely reinvigorate the movement ...

Kuwait, Women's Rights, Islam, Elections, Democracy, Islamism, Militant Islam

Kuwaiti Women Win Parliamentary Seats

Sun, May 17, 2009 at 9:39 am PDT

Fantastic news from Kuwait, where the modern world finally seems to be taking hold: In a first, four women elected to parliament. Some great news for women in the conservative Persian Gulf: Kuwaitis elected their first-ever women lawmakers [second item] to parliament. Voters in four districts elevated women into parliamentary ...

Kuwait, Women's Rights, Islam, Elections, Democracy

Israeli Elections Too Close to Call, Fighting Over Results Starts

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm PST

The latest news from Israel’s elections: Both parties claim victory and race to form rival coalitions. Both Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni’s Kadima party and Binyamin Netanyahu’s opposition Likud styled themselves the winners of Tuesday’s elections, after exit polls broadcast on the three television networks showed Kadima would be the ...

Israel, Elections

Israeli Elections 2009

Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:49 am PST

Dave at Israellycool is Liveblogging the Israeli Elections.

Israel, Elections

Scenes from an Iraqi Election

Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:31 am PST

Great photos and reports from military service members on the Iraqi election, at North Shore Journal: Iraqi Provincial Elections Succeed.

Iraq, Elections, Democracy, Military

Stephens: Iraq Is Obama's Mideast Pillar

Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 9:08 am PST

Bret Stephens has a good piece in the Wall Street Journal, with a question for Barack Obama: Iraq Is Obama’s Mideast Pillar. So what are you going to do about the one bright spot on your map — an Arab country that is genuinely democratic, increasingly secular and secure, ...

Iraq, Elections, Democracy, Barack Obama

Iraqi Election Day

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 at 9:42 am PST

Iraq has truly come a long way from its nightmarish days of dictatorship: Iraq wraps up election with no major violence. BAGHDAD – Iraqis passed through security checkpoints and razor-wire cordons to vote Saturday in provincial elections that are considered a crucial test of the nation’s stability as U.S. ...

Iraq, Elections, Democracy

Voting in Disguise: Not Popular in Canada

Tue, Sep 11, 2007 at 11:12 am PDT

Public outrage is building in Canada, after election officials decided to allow Muslim women to vote in all federal elections while in disguise. Canada’s chief electoral officer will be asked to reverse his decision to allow veiled people to vote, or explain himself to a parliamentary committee. If Elections ...

Canada, Elections, Women's Rights, Misogyny, LGF, Radical Islam

Canada Allows Voting in Disguise

Sat, Sep 8, 2007 at 10:41 am PDT

Canada will now allow Muslim women to vote in all federal elections while in disguise. Veiled women will be able to vote in the upcoming Quebec byelections — and all future federal contests — without showing their faces, Elections Canada says. “It applies throughout the country,” said spokesman John ...

LGF, Canada, Radical Islam, Women's Rights, Misogyny, Elections

Iran's Unmanned Drone Also Travels in Time?

Sun, Nov 12, 2006 at 6:40 pm PST

Iran says they have video shot by an unmanned drone showing a US aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Iran’s Arabic language television station broadcast footage it claimed showed a US aircraft carrier cruising in Gulf waters it said was taken by an unmanned Iranian drone. ...

Iran, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Islam, Nuclear Proliferation, Israel, Europe, Elections

A Victory for Iran

Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 6:55 pm PST

More approval for the rise of the Appeasement Party, from the friendly mullahs of Tehran: Khamenei calls elections a victory for Iran. TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday called U.S. President George W. Bush’s defeat in congressional elections a victory for Iran. Bush has accused ...

Iran, Ahmadinejad, Nuclear Weapons, Islam, Nuclear Proliferation, Israel, Europe, Elections

Mexican Election Watch

Sun, Jul 2, 2006 at 7:22 pm PDT

Mark in Mexico is liveblogging the Mexican elections, now that Mexican election laws allow media coverage.

Mexico, Elections

85 Terror Warnings in Israel

Mon, Mar 27, 2006 at 3:29 pm PST

As Israel prepares to go to the polls, Ynet reports that the defense establishment is dealing with 85 terror warnings, 14 of them concrete. Islamic Jihad is the main culprit; they’ll be the ones carrying out most of the attacks, now that Hamas needs to keep a slightly cleaner image. ...

Israel, Elections, Terrorism, Islamic Jihad