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...because their parent organization has an image problem: Every time they have to step in to defend abortion rights, it reinforces the impression that that is their main mission. This makes them an easier political target, since overwhelming majorities of Americans favor access to contraception: a Wall Street Journal poll last summer found that 81% of Catholics and 75% of born-again Christians favored providing access to birth control as a way to reduce the need for abortion...
Trouble had already been gathering in the weeks before polling, when an opposition protest was met with police batons and tear gas and leading opponents were detained. Two prominent critics of Wade reported receiving death threats. Others claim that on voting day, thousands of ballots were not delivered on time to opposition areas, which allowed Wade to clinch over 50% of the vote and avoid a runoff against Idrissa Seck, 47, once Wade's most loyal lieutenant and now his most bitter rival. Despite noting "serious incidents" and "acts of vandalism against certain political leaders," regional observers declared the election...
...increasingly restive youth are demanding representation and rights that older, less politicized generations never expected. Jacques Habib Sy, a Dakar-based political analyst, says, "The level of political consciousness among young people is growing. You have a new citizenry who know it's important to go to the poll and express themselves with their ballot cards...
...ball is in his court," says independent pollster Bernie Pinsonat. "He probably thinks he can win. The question is, does he want to leave a great job and come down here, make $100,000 a year and spend his life dealing with partisan politics?" Pinsonat says his most recent poll shows Jindal leading Breaux by 30 percentage points. "It doesn't mean [Breaux] can't win," he says. "But he can't come down here and expect a coronation...
...sports teams, has four passports (Israeli, French, Canadian, and Angolan) and is wanted in France on charges of illegal arms dealing? Arkady Gaydamak, with his wealth and ambition, may be in the position of kingmaker as Israel goes through a profound leadership crisis. Already, Gaydamak, according to one recent poll, is the most trusted public figure in the country...