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Menino, State of the City speech will draw scrutiny Bostonglobe Stepping onto the red carpet with a cane, Menino will face Massachusetts' political establishment. It will mark the mayor's return to the public stage after the longest absence of his career, a trying stretch that has included an eight-week hospital ... See all stories on this topic » Bostonglobe

Egypt's Salafis Emerge As Powerful And Controversial Political Force NPR The uprisings of the Arab Spring unleashed a new political force in the region — Salafis. These ultra-conservative Muslims aspire to a society ruled entirely by a rigid form of Islamic law. Their models are the salaf, or ancestors, referring to the ... See all stories on this topic » NPR

Police hound Chinese blogger who exposed political sex scandal Washington Post (blog) BEIJING – After a late-night stand-off with police at the door of his home Sunday night, Chinese investigative blogger Zhu Rufeng spent all of Monday in an even longer stand-off with authorities at a Beijing police station. Two months earlier, Zhu had ... See all stories on this topic »

Iran finger-chopping machine seen as political strategy Washington Times Iran's new finger-chopping machine may be touted as a punishment for thieves, but at least one human rights official finds it curious its unveiling comes at a time when elections dawn and political unrest is high. "We're getting quite close to the ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Times

Apparently, political campaigns run on Dunkin' The Sun If politicians really do represent the people who elect them, then it's official: Dunkin' Donuts is Massachusetts' coffee shop of choice. Candidates running for office throughout the commonwealth spent a total of $15,753.96 in campaign funds at ... See all stories on this topic »

POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Eskom, e-tolls in Cosatu's protest plans BDlive THE political week begins with the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) announcing how it will proceed with its opposition to controversial proposals by the government, which the labour federation says will affect the poor. On Monday, Cosatu ... See all stories on this topic »

Zimbabwean political commentator and albino rights leader Prof. John Makumbe ... Fox News HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's prominent political analyst Professor John Makumbe, an albino who also campaigned against prejudice toward the skin pigmentation condition, has died after a heart attack, colleagues say. He was 63. The Movement for ... See all stories on this topic »

Major political trial opens in Vietnam Deutsche Welle All 22 suspects who went on trial in the central province of Phu Yen are members of a political organization called Hoi Dong Cong Luat Cong An Bia Son. The group's name means "council for the laws and public affairs of Bia Son," which is a mountain in ... See all stories on this topic » Deutsche Welle

Wynne's political journey marked by connections, not divisions Globe and Mail Kathleen Wynne cut her political teeth in the tumultuous world of left-wing activism in 1990s Toronto. Ontario was in the throes of Mike Harris's budget-slashing Common Sense Revolution, and the slender, bookish mother of three was among those battling ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Indian hardliner Modi wins political backing DAWN.com Gandhi, the scion of the Gandhi political dynasty, is widely expected to lead Congress into the polls after being elevated to the post of party vice-president earlier this month. Modi came to power in 2001 in Gujarat. The following year, the western ... See all stories on this topic » DAWN.com

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