Election in Moldova: another country leaving Communism behind

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Wednesday July 29, 2009 · 5:15 PM PDT

2009/07/29 · 17:15

Official results have not been released yet, and may vary from results reported here, but it looks like Moldava may be the next European country to walk away from alliance with Moscow and align with the EU.

http://online.wsj.com/...

Opposition parties in the ex-Soviet nation of Moldova won enough votes to defeat the ruling Communists in elections Wednesday, according to exit polls, in a major potential upset that could have lasting effects in a country torn between East and West.

The four opposition parties won 53.9% of the vote, according to an exit poll of Moldova's Institute for Public Politics, against 41.7% for the Communist Party. If the mainly pro-European opposition can unite to form a government, that should give it some 56 seats in the Moldovan parliament, against 45 for the Communists.

But:

Mr. Lupan cautioned, however, that there were again widespread reports of ballot fraud, indicating that the final results might not be as favorable to the opposition as the exit polls. The election is being monitored by some 3,000 observers. The exit poll had a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points.

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Is it time for Moldova to leave the Russian orbit?

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Is it time for Moldova to leave the Russian orbit?

High time- it's enough and Moldova needs to join the modern world

23 votes

No. They're happier under the Communists and Putin's goodwill.

8 votes

Maybe. Maybe not.

4 votes

I refuse to answer on the grounds that the answer may incriminate me.

1 vote

Britney Spears

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pie

2 votes

(I believe Dkos polls just don't have enough random or amusing options)

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Kos and CTG mentioned on Charlie Rose

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 9:30 PM PDT

2006/05/26 · 21:30

David Brooks was the temp worker 'host' and did a half hour rambling roundtable about the political scene. Pundit pap. 'Guests' were Andrew Sullivan, David Frum (now with AEI), and Bruce Reed (DLC).

Kos and CTG come up in the last five minutes (the segment fills a half hour) in a kind of random association game about the Democrats. David Frum admits to having read it- but since there isn't much ideological stuff in CTG or a Party line, he shakes it off as unimportant. Sullivan sort of corrects him on that.

Basically they see Republicans crashing out of power but delusively think there's going to be some form of soft landing for the Bush Presidency. Read More

Charlie Cook thinks Rep. Senate majority in danger

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Tuesday November 01, 2005 · 8:28 AM PST

2005/11/01 · 08:28

On the Defensive
By Charlie Cook, National Journal
Republican Party apparatchiks have dutifully maintained a stiff upper lip in recent weeks, arguing that nothing was really wrong, that next year's election won't be too bad, and that their party will suffer only a few random losses in the House and Senate.
They took solace in the relatively large number of seats (six) needed by Democrats to secure control of the Senate. And in the House, they were comforted by the fact that the playing field has shrunk considerably because of redistricting, and that the enhanced protection of incumbency would provide the necessary cushion needed if 2006 turned out to be a bad year.

But that has all changed now, and the question being asked in party circles is "Just how bad do you think it will be?" Read More

Peggy Noonan realizes the Right's time of domination is ending

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Thursday October 27, 2005 · 6:24 PM PDT

2005/10/27 · 18:24

PEGGY NOONAN
A Separate Peace
America is in trouble--and our elites are merely resigned.
Thursday, October 27, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT

It is not so hard and can be a pleasure to tell people what you see. It's harder to speak of what you think you see, what you think is going on and can't prove or defend with data or numbers. That can get tricky. It involves hunches. But here goes. Read More

Gallup: Bush Approval at 44%

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Friday July 29, 2005 · 11:18 AM PDT

2005/07/29 · 11:18

July 29, 2005
Bush Approval at 44%
Lowest measurement of his presidency
by Jeffrey M. Jones

PRINCETON, NJ -- A new Gallup Poll finds a decline in George W. Bush's job approval rating. After standing at 49% approval in the prior two CNN/USA Today/Gallup polls conducted this month, now just 44% of Americans say they approve of Bush, a new low mark for the president.
[....]
Recent Gallup Polls have shown growing positive momentum for the Democratic Party, even while Bush's ratings were somewhat higher. For example, the July 22-24 CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll found 52% of Americans rating the Democratic Party favorably, while just 46% give a favorable rating to the Republican Party. When the question was last asked in April, each party was rated favorably by 50% of Americans.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/default.aspx?ci=17584 Read More

Inside view-"Iraq remains on the brink of disaster"

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Sunday June 26, 2005 · 7:30 PM PDT

2005/06/26 · 19:30

http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=704102005

Bush warns Blair he must boost UK forces

BRIAN BRADY
WESTMINSTER EDITOR

BRITAIN is coming under sustained pressure from American military chiefs to keep thousands of troops in Iraq - while going ahead with plans to boost the front line against a return to "civil war" in Afghanistan.

Tony Blair was warned that war-torn Iraq remains on the brink of disaster - more than two years after the removal of Saddam Hussein - during his summit with President Bush in Washington earlier this month.
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Iowa: Vilsack backs felon voting rights

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Saturday June 18, 2005 · 12:48 AM PDT

2005/06/18 · 00:48

Vilsack backs felon voting rights
By Todd Dorman

http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/06/18/news/local/doc42b3abb712809989525686.txt

DES MOINES -- Gov. Tom Vilsack said Friday he will sign an executive order on Independence Day restoring voting rights to thousands of felons who have completed prison, parole and probation terms.

The order will mean automatic voting rights restoration for "disqualified electors'' who finished their time in prison, on probation or on parole as of July 4. The order also creates a streamlined process for offenders released from state custody or supervision in the future.

Vilsack said Iowa is only one of six states that does not automatically restore voting rights to offenders. Read More

The Hill: Dems cheer House poll

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Thursday June 16, 2005 · 12:38 PM PDT

2005/06/16 · 12:38

Dems cheer House poll
By Josephine Hearn
Recent Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) polling shows that seven Republican members would be easily defeated if their reelection took place today, the committee's chairman told House Democrats yesterday at a closed-door meeting.

While Rep. Rahm Emanuel (Ill.) did not name the members, who are from districts "around the country," he said all polled at 43 percent or less when voters were asked if they would vote today to reelect their congressional representative, sources at the meeting told The Hill. Read More

Berlusconi resigns (may be temporary)

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Wednesday April 20, 2005 · 9:50 PM PDT

2005/04/20 · 21:50

Berlusconi submits his coalition's resignation
By Tony Barber in Rome

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's prime minister, has submitted his government's resignation with the aim of forming a new cabinet and overcoming a crisis that has torn apart his ruling centre-right coalition.

Yielding to intense pressure from two parties in his four-party coalition, Mr Berlusconi tendered his resignation yesterday to Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, the head of state. Mr Ciampi, who asked Mr Berlusconi to remain in office for the moment, will consult political leaders today to assess the prospects for a new Berlusconi government.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f9fad10c-b204-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8.html Read More

Berlusconi's coalition loses another regional election

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Monday April 18, 2005 · 11:41 PM PDT

2005/04/18 · 23:41

REGIONAL ELECTIONS: CENTRE-LEFT 12, CENTRE-RIGHT 2
(AGI) - Rome, Italy, Apr. 18 - Provided preliminary polls are confirmed Basilicata will be won by the centre-left "Unione" coalition, raising the centre-left regional win tally up to 12 out of a total of 14 regions available. The centre-right will merely control Lombardy and Veneto. The centre-left coalition has swung regions such as Piedmont, Liguria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Puglia and Calabria. The centre-right has failed to claim any regions under prior centre-left mandate. (AGI) -

http://www.agi.it/english/news.pl?doc=200504181846-1217-RT1-CRO-0-NF11&page=0&id=agionline-e ng.oggitalia

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First Gallup, now Rasmussen...Dubya falls to 46%

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Sunday April 10, 2005 · 1:00 PM PDT

2005/04/10 · 13:00

Sunday April 10, 2005--Forty-six percent (46%) of American adults approve of the way George W. Bush is performing his role as President. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/Bush_Job_Approval.htm

The President's rating is down three points from yesterday and at the lowest level we have recorded during the Bush Administration. It remains to be seen whether this is a real downward move or merely statistical noise.
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The Good News About Terrorism

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Friday April 01, 2005 · 8:44 PM PST

2005/04/01 · 20:44

The good news about terrorism
Paul Robinson
04/02/05 "The Spectator" (Great Britain)
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article8421.htm

...But as an academic, I am loath to scoff without investigating the facts. Since my speciality is international security, I attend many conferences with and about the military-industrial establishment. With a few exceptions, I hear the same view with monotonous regularity -- the world is more dangerous than ever before, the threat from Islamist terrorism is unlike anything we have ever known, our way of life and our very existence are menaced. Challenge this accepted wisdom and everybody looks at you as if you are an idiot. What is it they know that I don't?

Not a lot, as it turns out. Vested interests are involved. Ever since the collapse of the Warsaw Pact eliminated the need for 90 per cent of our armed forces, the defence establishment has been working overtime to justify its continued existence. Read More

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