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Romney campaign hinges on VP pick
News, Published on 03/07/2012
» With polls indicating this year's race for the White House will be highly competitive, the key decision Mitt Romney has to make before the Republican presidential convention in August is his choice of running mate. Wide-ranging candidates are being touted in the media, including US senators Marco Rubio and Rob Portman, governors Mitch Daniels and Tim Pawlenty, and even Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman.
Outcry over Paraguay purge
AFP, Published on 23/06/2012
» Paraguayan lawmakers have impeached president Fernando Lugo over his handling of a deadly land dispute, prompting an angry din across Latin America and refusals to recognise his successor.
French Socialists enjoy free rein after vote win
AFP, Published on 18/06/2012
» The road was clear Monday for France's Socialists to push through their tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis after clinching an absolute majority in parliamentary polls.
Socialists take absolute majority in French parliament
AFP, Published on 17/06/2012
» France's Socialists won control of parliament Sunday, handing President Francois Hollande the convincing majority he needs to push through his tax-and-spend agenda to battle the eurozone debt crisis.
French Socialists poised to take charge of parliament
AFP, Published on 11/06/2012
» President Francois Hollande's Socialists and their allies were on track Monday to win a strong parliamentary majority after a first-round election that cemented France's swing to the left.
French Socialists poised to take control of parliament
AFP, Published on 10/06/2012
» French President Francois Hollande's Socialists and allies came out on top in Sunday's first round parliamentary elections, poised to secure the majority needed to push through tax-and-spend reforms.
French head to polls in Australia, N. Zealand
AFP, Published on 22/04/2012
» French citizens in Australia and New Zealand began voting on Sunday in the first round of the country's presidential election that pits Socialist Francois Hollande against incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
Sarkozy warns France: Vote for me or end up like Spain
AFP, Published on 06/04/2012
» Nicolas Sarkozy warned French voters Thursday they should re-elect him as president to pursue his cost-cutting plans or face the kind of debt crises that have gripped Greece and Spain.
Sarkozy wants Internet giants to pay tax in France
AFP, Published on 15/03/2012
» French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday he wants "Internet giants" to pay tax in France, shortly before he was due to meet the founder of the micro-blogging site Twitter.
Russian presidential vote: Live Report
AFP, Published on 04/03/2012
» AFP IS NOW CONCLUDING THIS LIVE REPORT ON RUSSIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, in which Vladimir Putin appears to have secured a resounding victory with over 64% of the vote, according to results from about half of Russia's polling stations.