NEW NYC MAYOR SEEKS TO ADVANCE LIBERAL AGENDA
By JONATHAN LEMIRE FILE – In this Dec. 5, 2013 file photo, William Bratton, left, speaks while New York Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio looks on during a news conference in…
Municipal elections
VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT FACES FIRST ELECTORAL TEST
By JOSHUA GOODMAN A member of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council tests a voting machine at a polling station in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013. Venezuelans will vote in…
Toronto council poised to strip mayor of powers
By DAVID CRARY and ROB GILLIES Toronto Mayor Rob Ford attends a council meeting as councillors look to pass motions to limit his powers in Toronto on Monday Nov. 18,…
Tribal dispute puts Alaska village in limbo
In this 2006 photo provided by the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, wooden boards connect houses in Newtok, Alaska. The flood-prone village of Newtok near Alaska’s storm-battered coast is…
Mozambique rebels sow fear in fresh uprising
By TSVANGIRAYI MUKWAZHI In this photo taken Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 Mozambican military police prepare to patrol in Inchope, northern Mozambique. Inchope lies at the crossroads of the highway from…
Local, not US, issues at play in Tuesday voting
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe, right, turns toward his son Peter after completing his vote on election day in McLean, Va. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.…
Bankruptcy shadows Detroit’s mayoral election
By COREY WILLIAMS Detroit mayoral candidate Mike Duggan campaigns in Detroit, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. Duggan is running for mayor against Benny Napoleon in the general election on Tuesday. The…
Filner casts short shadow in San Diego mayor race
By ELLIOT SPAGATSAN DIEGO (AP) — It took Democrats 20 years to recapture the mayor’s seat in San Diego and less than nine months for one of their own to…