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2017 election won’t be a cakewalk for BJP in Panaji

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016
Political pundits believe that he managed to keep the opposition at bay either by striking deals or hanging the sword of legal action against them. This time, his once political ally and former education minister Atanasio Monserrate alias Babush, and his political guru and mentor, Subhash Velingkar, who broke away from the RSS, are bitter rivals for his party’s MLA in Panaji, Sidharth Kuncalienker....

Ban welcomes start of Guinea-Bissau talks as ‘first step’ in region-led effort to end political crisis (UN - United Nations)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
11 October 2016 - Welcoming the start of an inclusive dialogue among political leaders, civil society and religious communities of Guinea-Bissau today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged all the parties to engage in constructive discussions and 'seize this opportunity for a favourable outcome' in the interest of the country's people.'....

Dear Speaker Ryan: Resign

Edit The American Spectator 12 Oct 2016
To my dismay, you have chosen to disregard the long ago wisdom of Ronald Reagan that “a political party is not a fraternal order.” Instead, you have essentially joined forces with those who view the Republican Party as just that ... As Reagan well knew this kind of belief can be fatal to a political party ... Call it the politics of the “socialist ratchet” (Thatcher) or the politics of the “fraternal order” (Reagan) or whatever you choose....

Court slams structure of consumer watchdog bureau

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 12 Oct 2016
WASHINGTON — The federal consumer watchdog agency, enmeshed in partisan politics since its creation after the financial crisis, now has had its structure ruled unconstitutional because it gives too much power to a single agency director....

The dark depths of hatred for Hillary Clinton

Edit BBC News 12 Oct 2016
Emily Longworth, 25, grew up in the southern state of Georgia discussing politics around the dinner table with her father and grandfather, both staunch conservatives ... Clinton is also attacked for being a woman, and Trump is not attacked for being a manJennifer Mercieca, Historian of political rhetoric ... "When we treat politics like that, then those who hold differing views from us are not wrong, they are evil....

Feds to bring contempt charge against Arizona sheriff

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 12 Oct 2016
The announcement in federal court sets in motion criminal proceedings against the sheriff less than a month before Election Day and comes as he has taken on a prominent role on the national political stage in 2016, appearing alongside Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on several occasions....

Political cinema: theirs and ours

Edit The Hindu 12 Oct 2016
Jia Zhangke is an important filmmaker. He represents a kind of lost, alienated youth ... I see a kind of co-relationship amongst all these filmmakers. I don’t think we’ve had political cinema of this kind in India ... Political doesn’t only pertain to films about politics. All the younger filmmakers in India are political since they are questioning a mainstream way of thinking, questioning the value system ... ....

ECHR Rules Against Russia for Detaining Kasparov Before 2007 Rally

Edit Topix 12 Oct 2016
Former world chess champion and opposition leader Garry Kasparov speaks to the media after walking out of a court building in Moscow, Aug. 24, 2012. The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Russia for detaining former chess champion and political activist Garry Kasparov before a 2007 opposition political rally ... ....

Feds will charge Arizona sheriff with contempt of court

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 12 Oct 2016
Phoenix • Prosecutors said Tuesday they will charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio, 84, with criminal contempt of court for defying a judge’s orders to end his immigration patrols in Arizona, exposing the lawman to the possibility of jail time and clouding his political future as he seeks a seventh term ... on a prominent role on the national political stage ......

Ex-NY Senate majority leader: Hillary ‘most political being I ever met’

Edit New York Post 12 Oct 2016
SEE ALSO. Joe Bruno says Eliot Spitzer was 'certifiably crazy' in office. .0. Eliot Spitzer may have thought himself a “Steamroller,” but he... Joe Bruno says Eliot Spitzer was 'certifiably crazy' in office ... “Perhaps the most political being I ever met was Hillary Clinton,” Bruno said of the Democratic presidential nominee ... A Memoir of Politics and Justice.”) ... .” ... I’m a Democrat and I made a political speech.” ... ....

I'm being targeted, have kept my resignation ready: Pankaja Munde

Edit The Times of India 12 Oct 2016
"I have kept my resignation ready," state minister Pankaja Munde said on Tuesday, adding that she was being deliberately targeted and questioned by her opponents who want to end her political career ... Pankaja to address a rally at Bhagwangad, arguing that henceforth the religious place should not be allowed to be used as a political battleground....

Dem challenger blasts Labrador for sticking with Trump

Edit The Spokesman-Review 12 Oct 2016
Twitter Facebook Reddit ... Labrador continues to value political ideology over basic humanity or the duty to provide leadership for all the people of Idaho.” He added, “By supporting Trump, Raul Labrador is continuing to put ideology over morality ... I don’t care what party or affiliation the candidate belongs to, this is above politics....

Tsai willing to talk about anything but reality

Edit China Daily 12 Oct 2016
Tsai's speech, which basically reiterated her previous political pledges, was not only an ill-designed attempt to test the limits of the mainland in regards to cross-Straits affairs, it was also intended to make the mainland a scapegoat of her missteps at home ... she has sought to create more political divisions in the island's officialdom....
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