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...were delayed from several of Kibaki's strongholds. When the final result was announced, Kibaki, 76, had squeaked through with a victory of just 232,000 votes over Odinga, 62. Kibaki was sworn in about an hour later in a hasty ceremony. His first act in office was to ban live television and radio broadcasts. The European Union has raised "concerns about the accuracy of the final results." The U.S. embassy in Nairobi said there were "serious problems experienced during the vote-counting process." Most damaging, five members of Kenya's Electoral Commission - which Kibaki had tried to pack with...
...down. Odinga said he was "pained by what is happening," but swore to force Kibaki from office, and called for a million of his supporters to gather in Uhuru Park in central Nairobi on Jan. 3 to inaugurate him the "people's President." The Kibaki government promptly announced a ban on the rally and, on Jan. 2, accused Odinga's party of "well-organized acts of genocide and ethnic cleansing." Odinga, for his part, sounds eager for confrontation. Asked if he should encourage his supporters to cease protests, Odinga told the bbc: "I refuse to be asked to give...
...firearms in most of America's national parks. Rangers argue that the rule cuts down on the potential hazards to wildlife as well as to visitors in the congested parks. But now, 47 Senators have signed on to a letter to the Interior Department requesting an end to the ban on firearms. Initiated by Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo, the letters other signatories include Montana's two Democratic Senators - Max Baucus, who is up for re-election, and Jon Tester - as well as the entire delegations of Wyoming and Idaho...
...political issue. In the past half-century, more than 150,000 South Korean children have been adopted internationally. More than 2,000 were adopted by overseas parents in 2005, although the government has taken steps to reverse this trend. Some lawmakers have argued for restrictions, or even a ban, on international adoption - and particularly on private adoptions, which may not include rigorous vetting of prospective parents...
...however, has yet to tip his hand on how he might respond to the states' initiative. His ministry has said that the group is unconstitutional, but in a statement Schaeuble himself said the best way to deal with the group was through "prevention and education." That suggests a legal ban on Scientology may not be imminent...