Some black Miss. Dems supported GOP’s Cochran
By JESSE J. HOLLAND FILE – This June 30, 2009 file photo shows Vicksburg, Miss. Mayor, then-State Rep. George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg speaking at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. With sending…
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Putin promises to respect Ukraine’s election
By LAURA MILLS and PETER LEONARD Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Investment Forum Friday, May 23, 2014. Putin said Friday at…
DEMOCRATS WORK TO RAISE NUMBER OF FEMALE GOVERNORS
By STEVE PEOPLES FILE – In this Sept. 27, 2013, file photo, New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan speaks at an Emily’s List town hall discussion entitled “Madam President” in Manchester,…
POLICE FORCEFULLY BREAK UP DEMONSTRATION IN KIEV
By YURAS KARMANAU Injured protesters look for medical help in ambulance after Ukrainian riot police broke up a rally demanding the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovych, at the Independence Square…
LATINOS WANT GOV’T TO LOOK INTO LA COUNTY VOTING
By MARK SHERMAN FILE – In this May 15, 2012, file photo, retired California Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, speaks at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. The Obama administration is…
Afghan election season off to a messy start
By KATHY GANNON In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013 photo, an Afghan man has his picture taken to register for the upcoming Afghan elections in a mosque, used as a…
Berlusconi invites former allies into alliance
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this April 23, 2013 file photo, then People of Freedom party leader Silvio Berlusconi, left, is followed by party secretary Angelino Alfano as they…
Maldivians finally vote to elect new president
By HUSSAIN SINAN A Maldivian woman casts her vote in Male, Maldives, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. After two months of political bickering and repeated failure to hold an election, Maldives…