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Since this presidency came a bit early (3 years too early), here's a brief summary to Wulff's resignation back in February, which also comes as a disadvatage to Merkel. I'm trying to find videos since they're always more entertaining, but here's what I got so far. P.S: Sorry for bombarding you with so many pages on a Sunday!

Speaker of Bundestag lower house of parliament says 72-year-old won 991 votes in federal assembly German MPs have elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from east Germany, as the president of the EU's largest country by a large majority in a first round of voting.

Posted on Twitter too - A nice infographic about the social factor in election ad wars.

Click here to see photos of the evolution of the LRA. Thanks to an incredibly effective social media effort, #StopKony is trending on Twitter today. The campaign coincides with a new awareness-raising documentary by the group Invisible Children.

"Coming back to the "Kony 2012" video and its celebrity endorsements, what are the consequences of unleashing so many exuberant activists armed with so few facts? Defining Uganda in the international conversation by issues that are either geographical misfires (Save northern Uganda!) or an intentional attempt to distract the international community (Death to the gays!), do a disservice to the many critical problems Uganda has."

"There is no political theater quite like a French presidential campaign." - This article provides a brief summary and analysis of the current French presidential race, and delves into the radical and stagy conduct of the candidates.

I can't believe his campaign actually produced this. AND the video we saw is only PART of a series titled "Obamaville" that will be available on his website. He is certifiably crazy. And his campaign manager must be on crack.

Oh My God! I can't believe there's a sequel! Haha this is going to be sooooo entertaining!!

Mmm creating a series of ads against an opposing candidate as opposed to having one focused on the candidate himself... Not sure if it's a great idea

Re-branding Sarkozy's image?

A re-branding definitely reader I think. I've read a lot of critics about the "Bling Bling" life of Sarkozy.

25 February 2012 Last updated at 22:11 ET Mr Wade's candidacy has sparked violent protests People in Senegal are set to vote in a presidential election, with incumbent Abdoulaye Wade seeking a controversial third term. Mr Wade's re-election bid sparked protests in which several people died.

3 March 2012 Last updated at 13:15 ET Webcams have been installed at polling stations in response to fraud allegations Russian voters are going to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president. Vladimir Putin, who was president from 2000-2008, is hoping to return to the post after spending four years as prime minister, a step he took to abide by the constitution.

3 March 2012 Last updated at 11:13 ET Friday's elections to the Iranian parliament are the first nationally since the 2009 protests Iran's interior minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar has said that initial figures show turnout in Friday's parliamentary elections was 64%.

I am not disagreeing but I just like to push people to question their beliefs and where they come from. In other words, acknowledge the 0.00001% chance that the elections were not fabricated and consider what that would actually mean.

I agree with you! It's always good to play devil's advocate and challenge what people say.

A heavily-bandaged Anwar Al-Bulkimy claimed he was beaten and robbed but his doctor revealed he was just recovering from plastic surgery When an Islamist MP reported that he had been badly beaten by masked gunmen who left him unconscious and robbed him of $16,000 (£10,000), the news was seen as worrying proof that post-revolutionary Egypt was falling into lawlessness.

kind of reminds me of Wag the Dog =P

lol I agree

Twitter activity studiend on the basis of primaries :)

You can zoom in for a better reading :)

This is a gret web platform to follow the US presidential elections. Check it out!

Rural Ohio Voters Grudgingly Accept Romney But voters in this city, which sits in John Boehner's congressional district, seemed divided at the polls, between those who had decided, grudgingly, to accept Mitt Romney, and those who just couldn't do it.

This may not be a political campaign, but Invisible Children has created an ingenious advocacy campaign. My Facebook newsfeed is dominated by KONY 2012 today. Take a look. Here's the actual website: http://s3.amazonaws.com/kony2012/kony-4.html

Definitely worth following #stopkony stream line tonight... Interesting tweets & RTs...

This is definitely a political communication campaign! You can do an interesting critical analysis and reach very interesting conclusions concerning political communication campaigns. I would be glad if we can briefly discuss this tomorrow in class. (I know 50 minutes are not enough to have discussions and go over theories so I hope we'll have time for both Kony and Obama discussions)

All you need to know about the 2012 French Presidential Elections

Rick Santorum plans no campaign events today and will spend time with his wife and ailing daughter Bella.