Poll automation on as Smartmatic, TIM reconcile

" MANILA -- The P11.3-billion project to automate next year’s elections is back on track, just days after the winning bidders threatened to walk out on the deal. “We were able to thresh out everything,”...

Does U.S. poll rule out fraud in Iran?

Authors of heavily-quoted poll changed their conclusion to support validity of Ahmadinejad landslide

Record turnout in Iran presidential poll

" There has been record turnout for Iran's closely-fought election as incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad seeks a second term in office. "Voter turnout has been unprecedented," election commission chief...

India Elec 09: Naxals kills 17on opening election day

Today is the opening day for the Carnival of democracy in India, this festival will continue for 45 days in five phases.Approx 700million voters will exercise there right to elect there representative for the parliament. But there is section, who do not want to participate...

Mustel poll puts NDP down by 17 points

  Wow!  It is not time for Premier Campbell to break open the chapmpagne quite yet but a 17 point lead sure must put a bounce in his step as he heads out on the campaign trail.  As for Carol James...

Moldova's President orders recount

The president of Maldova accepted the demand of the recounting, after the present comunist party won 49.5 % votes, and protest begun accusing the fraud in counting.This move certainly satisfy the opposition to some extent but the result is more or less going to be...

Macedonia elections: preliminary results

Over half of all votes have already been counted in the presidential election in the former Yugoslavian state of Macedonia, and the preliminary counts show that conservative leader Gjorge Ivanov has a strong lead over his closest rival Social Democrat Ljubomir Frckoski,...

BC Provincial Liberal supporters "firmer"

opinion Looks like the parties are heading into the May election in just about the same place they were in the last election.  It is interesting that Liberal voters are firmer supporters of their party than...

NEW POLL: Obama gets high marks - GOP is in the doghouse.

On the most important issue of the day, the NEWSWEEK Poll shows that close to two thirds (65 percent) of the public say they are very or somewhat confident that Obama will be successful in turning the economy...

CNN story 'calling all super moms'-if your too super, stay quiet.

I was so amazed to see on this 'calling all super moms' contest to be featured on CNN that when a 'super mom' did post her acheivements; some people were offended by her 'arrogance', and her being 'concieded'. What...

Anti-Semitism makes it to China?

It never ceases to amaze me how many people believe the  truly conspiratorial canard about Jews. Even in places where they are not any Jews residing."BEIJING – Who's to blame for the current global financial crisis? According to a bestselling book in China, which is...

Vietnam: Phu Quoc tops tourism poll in 2009

Phu Quoc Island has beaten Ha Long Bay, the most popular destination in 2007, to top the 2008 – 2009 tourism list, according to an SGGP survey of 1,000 people in Ho Chi Minh City." A view on Phu Quoc Island's beach. (Photo: SGGP) Phu Quoc heads the Top Ten and...

Obama approval rating at 68 percent

" The first Gallup poll measuring President Barack Obama's approval rating is in. Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of the job he's doing. As Politico notes, Obama's numbers have come down significantly...

Pew Surveys US attitudes on Gaza Crisis

Pew has released a study about American attitudes to the crisis in Gaza.  Among the findings Pew found that party affiliation was a key factor. "There are sizable partisan differences in opinions about the...

Canadians Upbeat Heading into 2009

Ottawa - A new poll suggests that most Canadians remain optimistic as they look ahead to 2009. " The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey found that 58 per cent of respondents were upbeat about the coming year, and...

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