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...California gubernatorial recall election, there will be 135 names on the ballot. But next week’s Undergraduate Council election will be even more competitive—with 185 students competing for seats...
...numbers registered as little more than an asterisk in the crowded field. "Everybody had been surprised by [his poor showing], including him," says a G.O.P. strategist. Democrats, meanwhile, appeared to be gaining as they coalesced around what is known as the "no-yes" approach: asking voters to cast a ballot against recalling Governor Gray Davis but in favor of Lieutenant Governor Cruz Bustamante as his successor if Davis is ousted. It seems to be working--at least for Bustamante. In a Los Angeles Times poll released Sunday, bustamante had a 13-point lead over Schwarzenegger among likely voters asked whom...
...Hutu government that orchestrated the killings, and who has led the country as part of a transitional government since 2000 - retained control with a 95% share of the vote. But while Kagame claimed "Rwanda is on the right path," defeated challenger Faustin Twagiramungu was quick to reject the ballot, claiming his campaign was stymied by intimidation...
...confirm the arrest and disappearance of opposition figures in the runup to polling; a dozen Twagiramungu supporters were detained in Kigali on the eve of the poll for allegedly planning violent acts. But while E.U. observers acknowledged the elections were "not entirely" free and fair, they still called the ballot "an important step in the democratic process." More Space For Safety THE U.S. Seven months after the loss of the space shuttle Columbia and its seven-member crew, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board (CAIB) issued stinging criticism of NASA, insisting that without sweeping reforms at the space agency, "the scene...
...Blackstone Group. And Economy Minister Wolfgang Clement said this month he wants the firm to remain German. Carlyle is betting that the MTU-Fiat combination may be the "European solution" needed to satisfy the Germans. Milking The Customer Voters in Seattle, Washington, are steamed over a September ballot proposal to slap a 10? surcharge on any espresso-based coffee sold. The "latte tax" would help fund child-care and preschool programs...