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New Zealand Pacific Party attempts to register for the 08 election

Alastair Reith — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:41:31 +0000

The NZ Pacific Party was founded by former Labour MP Taito Philip Fields, and claims to represent “Christian and family values as well as standing for social justice”. As things stand, that is all that’s known of it’s...

Talking to Americans

Kim — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:27:26 +0000

July 4th is American “Independence Day.” So it’s fitting to use this opportunity to find out a bit more about how Americans think. It has been observed: “The Battleground Poll is the most unbiased of all polls. It is a...

Conservative evangelicals discuss backing McCain

AP — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:44:37 +0000

Conservative evangelical leaders, who have been slow to warm to John McCain, met privately this week to discuss coalescing around the Republican’s presidential...

Obama among targets of robo calls in Illinois

AP — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:41:32 +0000

A conservative advocacy group plans an onslaught of automated telephone calls targeting Barack Obama and a handful of other senators demanding they oppose a bipartisan climate change...

Obama among targets of robo calls

AP — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:39:10 +0000

A conservative advocacy group plans an onslaught of automated telephone calls targeting Barack Obama and a handful of other senators demanding they oppose a bipartisan climate change...

Canada lower house backs asylum for US deserters

AP — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:10:03 +0000

Parliament’s lower house passed a nonbinding motion Tuesday allowing U.S. military deserters to stay in Canada, but the Conservative government was expected to ignore the...

Pastors encouraged to violate IRS ban on partisan politics

AP — Fri, 09 May 2008 21:10:45 +0000

Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors nationwide to defy an IRS ban on preaching about politicians, in a challenge they hope will abolish the...

Opposition lawmaker ousts London mayor

AP — Fri, 02 May 2008 23:06:44 +0000

Election officials say Conservative lawmaker Boris Johnson has been elected mayor of London, ousting Ken Livingstone of the governing Labour party.

Berlusconi Wins, but Problems Await

AP — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:21:13 +0000

Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi faces a laundry list of problems after avenging his loss at the polls two years ago to win a third stint as Italy’s...

Berlusconi Reclaims Power in Italy

AP — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:30:24 +0000

Conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi reclaimed power in key U.S. ally Italy on Monday after clinching decisive victories in both houses of parliament. The 71-year-old media mogul was congratulated by his main rival, former Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni, who conceded defeat even though the vote counting was still under way.