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...then there's corruption. Jonathan may have got the Bayelsa governorship through his boss' alleged misdeeds, but he is hardly free of the biggest impediment to progress in Nigeria: corruption. The election that saw Yar'Adua and Jonathan win office was described by the E.U. Election Observation Mission to Nigeria as "not credible" due to "lack of transparency and evidence of fraud," adding it had "no confidence in the results." Jonathan's 2007 declaration of $2.4 million in assets during the campaign also raised questions about how an academic and public servant could earn so much. Jonathan's wife Patience...
...like presidential support, in the low teens. And the temptation is understandable, because the barrier between politics and media stardom has been getting more porous. Al Franken went from SNL star to radio host to Senator. Mike Huckabee has a show on Fox News. Sarah Palin left Alaska's governorship to be an author and a media gadfly. Glenn Beck recently announced a political-activist movement involving a "100-year plan" for America...
Palin may have had the right idea. Yes, leaving Alaska's governorship marked her as a quitter to some voters. But resigning has freed her to be a national figure (making a mint from her book) and shape the national conversation just by updating her Twitter feed. And if she can take credit for any Republican gains in 2010, that might be a better credential than drafting a state budget...
Former Kennedy School professor Keith G. Allred announced last Thursday his intention to run as the Democratic candidate in the 2010 race for the governorship of Idaho...
Known as The Common Interest, the group brings together over 1,000 Idahoans of diverse political backgrounds to form policy recommendations. Allred said yesterday that his work with The Common Interest has given him a reputation for reaching across party lines and noted that the governorship would allow him to more effectively continue this project...