Word: electioneering
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The violence did not stop there. On election day, people in the camps for internally displaced people in northern Sri Lanka waited in vain for the buses that were supposed to bring them to their polling stations. The bomb blasts that rocked some areas in the north reminded them of...
A whole section of society was silenced while Rajapakse’s supporters celebrated. I tried to contact my friends who supported Fonseka, but they hung up the phone in fear. The election commissioner came out to officially announce the election results on the evening of Jan. 27. Soon after...
In lieu of sanctions, the world must come up with innovative solutions that help oppressed Sri Lankans protect their democratic rights while imposing diplomatic pressure directly on leaders who restrict people’s rights. There are many people in Sri Lanka who are afraid to question the election results...
Democrats have become even more uncomfortable following the loss of the party's Senate seat in Massachusetts in January. "People talk about the potency of the health care issue," Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior strategist for victorious underdog Republican Scott Brown, told the National Review on election day, "but from our...
In late 2008, with the Iraq war and Bush presidency winding down, Gates made plans to leave the Pentagon. Just before the presidential election, Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed contacted Gates. Would he be interested in staying on? Would he meet with Obama about it? Gates prepared some questions. He...