Archive for February 10th, 2008

Obama’s Weekend Sweep Complete - Wins Maine Caucuses

by: Jason Haber February 10, 2008

This weekend, Barack Obama took out the broom. He finished off his weekend sweep with a strong win in the Maine caucuses. With 87% reporting, Obama is up 59% to 41% in a state that Clinton lead in polling last month.
Earlier today it was announced that the Clinton campaign has removed the […]

East Timor President Wounded in Attack

by: Jason Haber February 10, 2008

The AP is reporting:
East Timor President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta was wounded in a pre-dawn attack on his home Monday morning, an army spokesman said.
It was unclear what condition Ramos-Horta was in, army spokesman Maj. Domingos da Camara said. A guard was killed in the attack.
A rebel soldier wanted on murder charges […]

Myanmar to hold elections by 2010

by: Jason Haber February 10, 2008

Better late than never.
The last time Myanmar held elections it was 1990 and the military refused to hand power over to the election winners.  Then it punished Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the National League for Democracy, by forcing him in jail or in house arrest for much of the past 18 years.  […]