Posts Tagged ‘supporters’

Thousands in rival Moscow marches

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

Tens of thousands of people march in Moscow in protest at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while his supporters hold a rally elsewhere in Russia’s capital.

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Anwar found not guilty of sodomy

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is acquitted of sodomy by a court in Kuala Lumpur, as hundreds of his supporters gathered outside.

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Iran’s supreme leader floats proposal to abolish presidency

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

TEHRAN — A proposal by Iran’s supreme leader to radically alter the country’s constitution and abolish the presidency is drawing praise from his supporters but criticism from influential politicians. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader for life in 1989 by Shiite Muslim clerics, said in a speech last week that, if deemed appropriate, Iran could do without a president. The post is currently held by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose 2009 reelection was disputed by opponents and led to months of street protests. Read full article > >

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Libya Asks: Who Killed Gaddafi?

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Some suggest it was his supporters, not his enemies.

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Her 4-year ordeal in Italian prison over, Amanda Knox arrives home in Seattle a free woman

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

SEATTLE — Amanda Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle on Tuesday and was as overcome with emotion as she was a day earlier in Italy, when she was acquitted on murder charges after four years in prison. “Thank you for being there for me,” she tearfully told her supporters in front of a crowd of reporters from two continents. Read full article > >

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Hank Williams Jr. apologizes for Hitler-Obama analogy

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Hank Williams Jr. apologized for using an analogy about Adolf Hitler and President Obama in a TV appearance Monday. In a statement on his website , Williams wrote: “I have always been very passionate about Politics and Sports and this time it got the Best or Worst of me. The thought of the Leaders of both Parties Jukin and High Fiven on a Golf course, while so many Families are Struggling to get by simply made me Boil over and make a Dumb statement and I am very Sorry if it Offended anyone. I would like to Thank all my supporters. This was Not written by some Publicist.” Read full article > >

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Jennifer Rubin: Perry’s perpetually playing defense

Sunday, October 2nd, 2011

After a strong first week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential campaign has devolved into the “controversy of the week.” First, there was Social Security. Then there was immigration. The debate debacles also unnerved his supporters and potential donors. It’s no wonder he quickly sank from his lofty, and it turns out very soft, national poll numbers. Sometimes the first day really is the best one of the campaign. Read full article > >

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Wrexham may look to rival bidder

Saturday, September 24th, 2011

Wrexham Football Club’s owner warns the supporters trust he may sell the club to a rival bidder if it fails to make a deposit by Monday.

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For Obama, another September of discontent

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

It is September and Barack Obama is in trouble. His poll numbers are down , and there is unrest within his party and among his supporters. Some Democrats have begun to doubt whether his inner circle is up to the task. They are calling for changes — in Obama and his team. To President Obama and his advisers, this may be today’s story, but it was also the story in September 2007, September 2008 and to some extent September 2009 and September 2010. Obama weathered the first two storms but struggled through the second pair. Which history will be repeated? Can he count on the good luck that helped him earlier? Can he summon within himself the changes that may be needed this time? Read full article > >

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Romney Kicks Off 2012 Campaign

Monday, May 16th, 2011

While other GOP contenders are dropping out like flies, Mitt Romney is still very much in the race. At a fundraising event in Las Vegas on Monday, Romney announced to his supporters via conference call: “We’re activating our campaign today.” The…

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Wrexham fans vote to change rules

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Wrexham Supporters’ Trust votes to approve two changes to its constitution in order to support the football club as it faces a £200,000 winding-up order.

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Muslim at Koran ‘trial’ says he didn’t know the holy book would be burned

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

When the Rev. Terry Jones was preparing to put the Koran on trial last month, his supporters could find only one Muslim willing to take part in the bizarre proceeding, which ended with the holy text being set ablaze.

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UN alarm at Ivory Coast massacre

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Ivory Coast’s UN-backed president is urged to investigate hundreds of deaths blamed partly on his supporters, as fighting continues in Abidjan.

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India end Aussie World Cup reign

Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Yuvraj Singh hits an unbeaten 57 as India, roared on by their supporters in Ahmedabad, knock Australia out of the World Cup.

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Gaddafi forces fire on protesters in Tripoli; defiant leader urges thousands of supporters to take up arms

Saturday, February 26th, 2011

BENGHAZI, LIBYA – Government paramilitary forces opened fire Friday on protesters who swarmed the streets of Tripoli in what opponents hoped would be a final push to topple Moammar Gaddafi’s regime. Witnesses described multiple casualties from the fiercest violence yet in the Libyan capital.

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