Deb Fischer scrambled the calculations of both parties as she won the nomination to run for the Senate seat being vacated next year by Ben Nelson, a moderate Democrat.

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The Caucus: Nebraska State Senator Deb Fischer Wins G.O.P. Nomination

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Here in the land of hanging chads, where a recent poll shows the presidential race in a dead heat, you might expect incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson to be feeling some reelection pressure. Read full article > >

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Senate campaign in Florida off to a sluggish start

A mini-series based on the life of Nelson Mandela is in the pipeline, with producers including the former South African president’s grandson.

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Nelson Mandela biopic in pipeline

A South African newspaper apologises after tweeting an inaccurate report about Nelson Mandela being hospitalised.

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Mandela hospital tweet apology

Democratic Senator Ben Nelson will not seek re-election next year – in a blow to efforts by President Barack Obama’s party to keep control of the chamber.

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Democratic Senator Nelson to quit

Senator Ben Nelson, a two-term Democratic centrist who faced a tough fight to hold his seat, is expected to announce as early as Tuesday that he will not seek re-election.

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The Caucus: Nebraska Senator Will Not Run Again, Democrats Say

Rosemary Nelson’s killers thought she was a legitimate target

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Rumour mill

A man is found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Zoe Nelson and burning her body in woods in North Lanarkshire.

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Bayne guilty of Zoe Nelson murder

Google is to donate $1.25m (£770,000) to a project that aims to create an archive of Nelson Mandela’s life.

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Google donates to Mandela archive

An opera based on the life of Nelson Mandela is the showpiece of a new partnership between the Wales Millennium Centre and Cape Town Opera.

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A South African police officer lays charges against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, whom he stopped and accused of speeding.

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Winnie Mandela sued by policeman

Scott Nelson, who has been in Cairo for a decade, finds reason for very cautious optimism in the events that have upended his adopted home.

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Lens: Cairo Photographer Sees Hope in Turmoil

After spending three days in the hospital for an acute respiratory infection, South African icon Nelson Mandela is being discharged to receive home-based care. South Africa’s surgeon general said that the former president had responded well to his…

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Mandela Discharged from Hospital

The former South African president, Nelson Mandela, has spent a second night in hospital in Johannesburg.

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South African police are investigating complaints after Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife, was stopped and accused of speeding.

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