In his bid to join the Republican presidential contest, Stephen Colbert is a serious performer playing a silly character, while the media and political world are deeply silly but pretending to be serious.

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Critic’s Notebook: Stephen Colbert Stirs Up Political Campaign and Media

Sachin Tendulkar falls short in his bid to become the first player to score 100 international centuries, after earlier passing 15,000 runs in Tests in India’s five-wicket win against the West Indies.

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Tendulkar misses out on milestone

Agustin Carstens is set to visit China in a bid to drum up support for his bid to head the International Monetary Fund.

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Carstens IMF campaign hits China

Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has appealed directly to President Obama to halt what the Libyan leader called “an unjust war” and wished Obama good luck in his bid for reelection next year. (April 6)

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Gaddafi asks Obama to end attacks in letter

Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, will plead guilty to murdering Stephany Flores in Peru-but is claiming temporary insanity in his bid to receive a lower sentence. He will use a “violent emotion” defense that,…

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Van Der Sloot Claims Insanity

With polls showing Rahm Emanuel with a wide lead in his bid for mayor, speculation has focused on whether he’ll be elected mayor of Chicago outright, or need to compete in a runoff.

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As Chicago Votes, Many Say the Question About Emanuel Isn’t If, but When

Thomas C. Foley, a Republican, conceded that he had fallen a hair short in his bid to defeat Dannel P. Malloy.

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Foley Concedes Conn. Governor’s Race

Not that it would do Jim Morrison any good these days, but his 1969 conviction for indecent exposure and profanity in Miami could be expunged from his record. Outgoing Governor Charlie Crist, who was defeated last week in his bid for the U.S. Senate by…

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Crist Mulls Jim Morrison Pardon

Guess he can go back to playing with his Nazi toys: Rich Iott, the Republican who was photographed in Nazi regalia, has lost his bid to unseat Democrat Marcy Kaptur in Ohio. He lost by almost 30 points.

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Nazi Candidate Surrenders

After a pair of polls showed Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) trailing badly in his bid to win his job back, the former Maryland governor retreated last week to the back patio of a blue-collar pub in the heart of his political base.

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Md. candidates redouble efforts on friendly turf

Should Murdoch be stopped in his bid for complete control of Sky? Giles Dilnot reports

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Should Murdoch-Sky deal be stopped?

England shooter Mick Gault fails in his bid to equal the all-time Commonwealth Games medal record.

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Gault fails in Games record bid

Andrew M. Cuomo is involved in details large and small in his bid for governor, and his cautious approach has sometimes led to “paralysis by analysis,” some say.

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Cuomo, Candidate and de Facto Campaign Manager

Former deputy PM Lord Prescott has failed in his bid to become Labour Party Treasurer.

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Prescott fails in Treasurer bid

President Obama is to call for company tax breaks in his bid to regain the initiative as mid-term elections loom.

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Obama to back company tax breaks