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New polls show Brazil election may go to runoff

Brazilian ruling party candidate Dilma Rousseff's lead narrowed in two polls released on Saturday on the eve of the presidential election, raising the prospect she may be forced into a runoff against her main rival.

 

Palin Opens Up About Possible 2012 Run, Says She's Willing to 'Give It a Shot'

Sarah Palin may be edging closer to a 2012 presidential run, telling Fox News "I would give it a shot" if the American people think she's "the one."

The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee was in Des Moines, Iowa, Friday for the Reagan Dinner, a big GOP fundraiser in the heart of water-testing country for presidential candidates.

 

Wyclef Jean contests poll ruling

Wyclef Jean contests poll ruling

Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean says he will launch a legal challenge to a ruling barring him from standing in Haiti's presidential election.

Senh: I thought he said he won't contest it. Flip-flopper.

 

Wyclef Jean can't run in Haiti

Wyclef Jean can't run in Haiti

Electoral council nixes hip-hop artist's bid to run for president of his quake-ravaged homeland.

Senh: Although there have been entertainers who have became great politicians (i.e. Ronald Reagan), Haiti needs a seasoned figure to rebuild the country from the earthquake.

 

Wyclef 'optimistic' about presidential bid

Wyclef 'optimistic' about presidential bid

A day before Haiti's election commission is scheduled to make a decision on whether Wyclef Jean is eligible to run for president, the hip-hop artist met with Haitian President Rene Preval and is "optimistic," according to an advisor.

 

Liberals Want Sarah Palin to Be 2012 GOP Nominee, Survey Says

Liberals Want Sarah Palin to Be 2012 GOP Nominee, Survey Says

If former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin decides to jump into the 2012 presidential race, liberals would be thrilled, an unofficial poll released today shows. In a straw poll of attendees at the Netroots Nation conference in Las Vegas over the weekend ...

Senh: Of course they would because then it would be easy for Obama to win again. Although, the scary thing is if she wins, then our country will be ridiculed everywhere, and we'll be in a whole lotta trouble.

 

Sudan president wins election, officials say

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir won the country's controversial but historic presidential election with roughly two-thirds of the vote ...

 

Poland eyes June 20 vote, post-crash cracks emerge

Poland's ruling party said on Wednesday that presidential elections were likely to be held on June 20 as protests grew over the choice of a burial site for late president Lech Kaczynski.

 

Colombian election race starts, Santos favored

BOGOTA (Reuters) - The race for Colombia's presidency began on Saturday, with former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos the favorite after the South American nation's popular incumbent was blocked from running for a third term.

 

Ukraine's Tymoshenko "will not concede" poll defeat

Ukraine's Tymoshenko

Defeated Ukrainian presidential candidate Yulia Tymoshenko "will never recognize" the victory of her rival Viktor Yanukovich in Sunday's closely-fought election, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.

 

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