A Dead-Man's Revolution

This is the opinion of Marcus Cleaver and is copied with his express permission from his blog for the purposes of nowpublic.com "A Dead-Man's Revolution For all intents and purposes, Guatemala is a failed state and this is of no surprise given its chequered past. Until...

Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each

Gallup Daily Tracking poll takes issue with the 8 percentage point spread related by other polls this week.  This poll was taken prior to John McCain suspending his campaign.  It shows a tie between Obama and McCain."PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain has gained ground...

Battleground State Polls: Florida & Ohio strong for McCain

"Polling this week in Florida and Ohio shows little net change from the previous week with McCain holding a very modest advantage in each state. McCain and Obama both increased their level of support slightly in each as the number of undecided/third party voters declined by...

Angolans vote in landmark polls

The first parliamentary election in 16 years is taking place in Angola today, pitting a contest between the ruling party and the opposition party." Although 14 parties are taking part, the contest is primarily between long-term rivals, the ruling MPLA party and opposition...

Zimbabwe detains opposition leaders

"The standard-bearer for Zimbabwe's opposition was twice detained by the police on Thursday, and one of his most important deputies was arrested to face treason charges. The events underscored the daunting obstacles to campaigning against President Robert Mugabe in the two...

British Artist spends second day in sand

 A british artist has submerged in the sand for last 48 hours and plan to continue for more time. What a weired idea." A performance artist planning to stay buried in the sand on a Kent beach for the best part of 48 hours has said his stunt is going well. Mark McGowan...