I Fell 106 Feet. And Lived. My friend Dusty Jenkins rappelling down Pine Creek Canyon during one of my earlier canyoneering trips there. Photo by Kaitlyn Bohlin. "Right as I saw the rope whiz up past me, I blacked out." As a backcountry ranger...
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So the results have been announced in the Zimbabwe elections - but it is not over yet, if you can believe it. The opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won, but only with 47.9%, forcing a second round of voting.When will...
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Despite widespread belief that the 2007 election was rigged, petitioners have failed to convince Nigerian courts of the allegations of against President Umaru Yar'Adua."A Nigerian election tribunal has upheld...
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Update: Observers are calling the results fo the election "fair", though they acknowledge some irregularities: "A snap
presidential election in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia was
democratic and the outcome...
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UPDATE: Violent protests have broken out in response to the election results.UPDATE: Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner amid accusations of voter fraud following a harrowing and violent...
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""The Democratic Party is going after anyone who presents a credible challenge to their monopoly over their perceived voters," Nader said in a statement. "This lawsuit was filed to help advance a free and open electoral process for all candidates and voters. Candidate rights...
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"Press Statement
Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 27, 2007
Nigeria’s Elections
The United States regrets that Nigeria has missed an opportunity to strengthen an element of its democracy...
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As the votes get counted, results begin to point to a victory by the ruling party, causing many to cry foul.The voting process was far from smooth, and one gets the feeling that the tallying process will be equally turbulent."Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked...
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The memory cards used in Diebold touchscreen voting systems could carry computer viruses that would infect voting machines and steal votes on the infected machines.
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