|
|
Albania's opposition Socialists on Saturday threatened to hold street protests after election authorities declared Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democrats had won enough seats in last weekend's election to form a government. The Balkan country, which joined NATO in April, had been under intense international pressure to ensure last Sunday's vote was fair and free of the fraud that marred the six previous polls since Albania's communist regime fell in 1990. Election officials said late Friday that Democrats won 46.69 percent, giving them 71 seats in the 140-seat parliament _ the exact number needed to form a government. Tirana Mayor Edi Rama's opposition Socialists won 45.36 percent, or 65 seats, with the SAI coalition in third place with 5.56 percent and four seats, Central Elections Commission spokesman Leonard Olli said.... [read full story]
In October, Lebanon was elected to one of ten non-permanent member seats on the United Nations Security Council. Come January 2010, Lebanon will assume Asia’s “Arab League” seat, replacing Libya for a two-year term on the...
This is kind of interesting; the argument is that FDR may have been suffering from cancer during the 1944 Presidential campaign. The evidence of illness, they suggest, was covered up by his doctors in order to make his run for...
Bair: proposal to break up big banks "well-intentioned" * Warns Congress must be mindful of bank safety, soundness By Karey Wutkowski WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - A top U.S. bank regulator on Tuesday said lawmakers need to be...
Story Created: Nov 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM EST Story Updated: Nov 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM EST UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) - Congressman Michael Arcuri (D-24th) announced that $587,400 in additional stimulus dollars are headed to the City of...
