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Wyclef Jean’s candidacy for Haiti’s presidency ends before beginning
International hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has been excluded from Haiti’s November presidential election following a long deliberation by the country’s electoral council. The decision, which was announced late Friday by council spokesman Richard Dumel, was immediately accepted by the candidate, who reaffirmed his commitment to the rule of law. “Though…
White House: US to support UN inquiry in Myanmar
US to support UN inquiry of human rights abuses, war crimes in Myanmar The Obama administration has decided to support the creation of a United Nations commission to look into alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Myanmar. The White House said in a statement Wednesday that it believes…
Cornyn: NYC mosque will be an election issue
President Barack Obama stepped forcefully into the debate over the “Ground Zero mosque” Friday with an impassioned defense of freedom of religion. One Republican senator says the president has now made this an election issue. Sen. John Cornyn told Fox News’ Bret Baier that voters would “render their verdict” in…
Republicans dominate watchdog’s list of ‘crooked candidates’
According to a “nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting ethics and accountability in government and public life by targeting government officials — regardless of party affiliation,” the vast majority of “crooked candidates” running for office in 2010 hail from the GOP. A press release sent to RAW STORY states, “Citizens…
Vice President Joe Biden in Iraq on surprise visit
BAGHDAD  US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for a surprise visit aimed at bolstering Iraq’s fledgling democracy almost four months after an inconclusive election. Biden, wearing a blue blazer and khaki slacks, was accompanied on the trip by his wife Jill, who the White House…
Dems uphold Alvin Greene’s bizarre victory in SC primary
Mystery candidate says he’s the best candidate for Time‘s ‘Man of the Year’ An unemployed man who can’t explain where he got the money to file as a political candidate and who is facing a felony obscenity charge will be the Democratic Party’s candidate for the US Senate in South…
ACLU asks South Carolina: Don’t erase voting machine records
The American Civil Liberties Union has waded into the controversy over South Carolina’s bizarre Democratic primaries last week, which ended with the Senate nomination going to an unknown, unemployed candidate who won more votes than were cast in some counties. The ACLU has sent a letter (PDF) to the South…
Vic Rawl: ‘Systemic’ failures in South Carolina voting systems
Update: CREW asks SC AG to probe whether Greene was ‘induced’ to run A press release sent to RAW STORY states, Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), took two significant actions against the questionable Democratic candidate for South Carolina Senate, Alvin Greene. In a letter to South…
Democrats increasingly convinced of election fraud in SC primaries
Depending on whom you ask, Alvin Greene’s electoral victory in Tuesday’s South Carolina primaries is either evidence that voting machines don’t work, or that the Republican Party is planting phony candidates in Democratic races — or both. But one thing has become clear: The Democratic Party establishment doesn’t want Alvin…
NY Times: Supreme Court ‘keeping politics safe for the rich’
Wall Street Journal: “The order was short, swift, and largely flew under the radar” Last winter’s Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, which lifted restrictions on corporate spending in elections, had been widely anticipated and aroused immediate outrage. It appears, however, that Citizens United was far from the…
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