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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 30, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

December 25, 2011
Putin team defiant after protest rocks Russia 

Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman says, after a mass protest challenged the premier's authority two months before he stands in presidential polls. Vladimir Putin still has the support of a majority of Russians, his spokesman said on Sunday after a mass protest challenged the premier’s authority two [...]

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Merkel, FDP win German election to form coalition gov’t

September 28, 2009
Merkel, FDP win German election to form coalition gov’t

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her preferred partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), claimed victory in the general election here on Sunday ant the two parties will form a new coalition government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), waves to supporters after first exit polls in the German general [...]

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Afghan presidential, provincial council polls to prove epoch-making

August 20, 2009
Afghan presidential, provincial council polls to prove epoch-making

Turning out to the polling stations to elect their new president, the Afghan people has embarked upon a crucial exercise that possibly play an effective role in shaping their future. An Afghan policeman searches a car at a vehicle checkpoint in Kandahar province, August 18, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)The election, second after the removal of the Taliban [...]

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Ecuadorian president wins second term in elections

April 27, 2009
Ecuadorian president wins second term in elections

Ecuador’s incumbent president Rafael Correa is headed for a victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday. Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa gestures to supporters in Quito, capital of Ecuador, April 27, 2009. Correa on Sunday thanked the nation’s voters for their “overwhelming” support after the published exit polls showed him well beyond the 50 percent [...]

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Latest polls show U.S. presidential race uphill battle for McCain

October 28, 2008
Latest polls show U.S. presidential race uphill battle for McCain

Latest poll results Monday suggested that U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain faces an uphill battle just week ahead of the Nov. 4 presidential elections. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Florida October 23, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)His Democratic opponent Barack Obama is hanging onto leads in several [...]

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Polls show Obama winner of U.S. presidential debate

October 9, 2008
Polls show Obama winner of U.S. presidential debate

A new poll suggests Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the second U.S. presidential debate with Republican opponent John McCain Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain during the Town Hall Presidential Debate at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center [...]

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Obama widens leading margins over McCain in national polls

October 7, 2008
Obama widens leading margins over McCain in national polls

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is moving further ahead in all national polls Monday in the wake of economic downturn and financial crisis U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain (L) and U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama meet as they walked onstage during the first U.S. presidential debate at the University of Mississippi in [...]

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Polls show Obama wins 1st debate with McCain

September 30, 2008
Polls show Obama wins 1st debate with McCain

New polls show a small boost for U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama after his first debate with Republican foe John McCain last Friday, the U.S. News and World Report said Monday. Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama stand together onstage after the first U.S. presidential debate in Oxford, [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...