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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...enough of his base to the polls - but this time it was their supporters who didn't show up. The Sunday vote had a 32% abstention rate, and election watchers assume most of the no-show was on the opposition side. Much of that can simply be attributed to voter fatigue: the referendum was the third national election for Venezuelans since December...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Chávez Win Means for Latin American Democracy | 2/16/2009 | See Source »

None of this comes as much of a shock - at least if you've been watching the news. You don't have to be a former homeowner burned by the housing fiasco or a blue-state voter screaming "I told you so" to agree that the way we pick our leaders is often based on something other than merit. That's not entirely bad, since no matter how competent bosses are, they still have to have the charisma and confidence to persuade people to follow them. Whether they're leading from the Oval Office or the corner office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Competence: Is Your Boss Faking It? | 2/11/2009 | See Source »

...political action chair, who is also a Crimson editorial editor, speaking of the Obama presidency. Group by group, each student organization in attendance recounted its political involvement from the past year—a list of engagements that included phone banks, weekend canvassing trips to New Hampshire, voter registration drives in Dorchester, and fundraising for the Obama campaign. “Change starts at the bottom and trickles its way up,” Hayward said. There was also great excitement surrounding the Harvard chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which was reactivated by students...

Author: By Courtney P Yadoo, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: BSA Celebrates Student Activism | 2/9/2009 | See Source »

...would inevitably renew demands for the long-promised plebiscite in Kashmir. But political parties on the border have not been shy about using these residents to swell their vote banks. Subhasis Ghosh, the Cooch Behar official in charge of dispensing development funds, says he received 10,000 applications for voter ID cards last year and rejected 8,000 for dubious family and residency ties to his district. "A voter card is the most valuable thing in this area," he says. It makes sure that holders get at least a share of what they're entitled to: not just a vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Great Divide | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

...lists. Preliminary results, to be released on Feb. 5, are expected to garner some controversy, however. In one Shi'ite province, a candidate who is unofficially leading the polls has been accused of serving as a top official in Saddam Hussein's Baathist regime. In other regions, allegations of voter fraud have been made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The World | 2/5/2009 | See Source »

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