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US ELECTION

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Apr 5, 2015
The general returns
President-elect Muhammadu Buhari is well-positioned to get troubled Nigeria back on track.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2015
Nigeria's rocky road forward
Even if President-elect Muhammadu Buhari cracks down on Nigeria's endemic corruption, the country's stability and prosperity will continue to be threatened by overpopulation, sectarian violence and falling oil prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2015
Boycott of Myanmar's poll an option: Suu Kyi
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said boycotting an upcoming historic election is an "option" if a military-drafted constitution that bars her from becoming president remains unchanged.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2015
GOP's road to power runs through Israel
The deterioration of U.S.-Israeli relations under the Obama administration could help the Republicans win the White House in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Rebranded as democracy advocate, ex-coup leader Buhari had tech leg up in Nigeria polls
Technology played a decisive role in helping Muhammadu Buhari become the first Nigerian to oust a sitting president at the ballot box, from social media campaigning to biometric machines preventing the widespread rigging that marred past polls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Jonathan's good luck streak ends; Nigeria ex-coup leader Buhari wins historic poll
Three decades after seizing power in a military coup, Muhammadu Buhari became the first Nigerian to oust a president through the ballot box, putting him in charge of Africa's biggest economy and one of its most turbulent democracies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015
Republicans see Obama as more imminent threat to U.S. than Putin, Assad: poll
A third of Republicans believe President Barack Obama poses an imminent threat to the United States, outranking concerns about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian strongman Bashar Assad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015
Former HP CEO Fiorina puts chances of presidential bid at 'higher than 90%'
Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Carly Fiorina said Sunday that the chances she would run for the U.S. presidency in 2016 were "higher than 90 percent" and that she would announce her plans in late April to early May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015
Reid to retire, wants Schumer to replace him as Senate Democratic leader
U.S. Senate Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid said on Friday he will retire next year and threw his weight behind New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to replace him as leader after he leaves office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2015
Upset by Warren's calls for break-ups, U.S. banks debate halting some Senate campaign donations
Big Wall Street banks are so upset with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren's call for them to be broken up that some have discussed withholding campaign donations to Senate Democrats in symbolic protest, sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 25, 2015
As Lee era ends, Singapore braces for change as young worry about future
If Lee Kuan Yew represented the Singapore of yesteryear, his death this week raises the question of whether the generation of leaders in waiting will reshape the mould that transformed the city-state from a colonial backwater to a haven of prosperity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2015
Single mother with disability vying for seat in Tokyo's Kita Ward
The packed room quieted down as Rie Saito took the stage. Instead of picking up the microphone, however, she smiled and silently pointed to the big screen next to her. This was the beginning of her speech — at a political rally on March 15 — which she based around a Power Point presentation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2015
Spain's Andalusia vote sets stage for sweeping change at national level
Leftist newcomer Podemos made spectacular inroads in elections in the Spanish region of Andalusia on Sunday, with the vote splitting over the political spectrum in a foretaste of the upheaval likely in national elections later in the year.

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