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Karzai Effectively Handed 2nd Term After Abdullah Drops From Afghan Election

AP | HEIDI VOGT and ROBERT H. REID | Posted 11.02.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administ...

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Abdullah May Boycott the Afghan Runoff Vote

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.30.2009 | World

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Derrick Crowe

Talks between Hamid Karzai and Abdullah broke down today, October 30, according to CNN, meaning there will be no power-sharing arrangement to head off a highly problematic runoff vote.

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Senator Kerry Finds A War With Which He Can Flirt

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.28.2009 | World

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Derrick Crowe

If you're looking for the man who once asked, "how do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?" you better keep looking. The senator seems to have left him behind.

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The Winner of the Afghan Election: Electoral Fraud

Derrick Crowe | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

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Derrick Crowe

We can now stand back in awe as the unpunished perpetrators of massive election fraud vie for control of the criminal enterprise called the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

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Karzai Appears Set To Agree To Runoff In Afghan Election

New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE and HELENE COOPER | Posted 10.20.2009 | World

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Under heavy international pressure, President Hamid Karzai appears set to concede as early as Tuesday that he fell short of a fi...

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Afghanistan: An Election Without Results

Abdulhadi Hairan | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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Abdulhadi Hairan

Everyone here is impatient to know the outcome of the much-discussed, controversial Afghan elections, but two months have passed and still no one has a clue about the real situation.

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Afghan Election Results: Karzai Widens Lead Over Abdullah

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.26.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai has extended his lead over his top challenger in Afghanistan's presidential election under the latest vote result...

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Abdullah: Karzai Rigged Afghan Vote

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO and HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.22.2009 | World

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KABUL — President Hamid Karzai's leading challenger accused him of using the Afghan state to "rig" this week's election and detailed allegations...

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Saudi King Abdullah Appoints First Ever Woman Deputy Minister, Shakes Up Government

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 03.17.2009 | World

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi king on Saturday dismissed the chief of the religious police and a cleric who condoned killing the owners of TV...

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