AUBSpring12-MCOM251

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

٠ يوم مرّوا من ١٠٠ يوم الوعود التي تحققت : ٠ من أصل ٦٤ هذه محاولة لتوثيق ومراقبة أداء الرئيس المصري المنتخب محمد مرسي وفيها سيتم مراقبة ماتم انجازه وفق ما أقرّه د.محمد مرسي في برنامجه أول مائة يوم.

Obama's humor once again

And this isn't the first time that a dog is the subject of the American presidential campaign trail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fala_(dog) (Scroll down to "Fala Speech")

It's really close.

First time in French history that the incumbent president loses in the first round! Big blow to Sarkozy! Plus it shows how a lot of people are not voting for Hollande, but rather against Sarkozy..

18%... 18% - Sorry, still not over it! -

not directly political or media.. but its a gd read.. ron paul and mitt romney are in the list

Gingrich accuses the president of dividing the country using racial politics.

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

Primary elections in Mississippi and Alabama Tuesday are giving Mitt Romney an opportunity to extend his lead in the Republican presidential race by winning in Southern contests that he has characterized as "a bit of an away game." Voting was under way Tuesday in the two states, with polls set to close at 8 p.m.

REUTERS - President Nicolas Sarkozy leads his Socialist challenger Francois Hollande for the first time in an opinion poll on Tuesday for round one of France's presidential election, but is still shown losing in the second round. The Ifop/Fiducial poll put support for Sarkozy at 28.5 percent in the first round on April 22, up from 27 percent at the end of February.

Thank God.

Interesting comparison between Russian Elections and Kony 2012!

There are 290 seats in the Iranian Majlis, with members serving four-year terms. The chamber is officially led by a speaker. There are no political parties as such; instead, blocs or factions can emerge. The Parliament is dominated by "conservatives" and "principlists", a term usually applied to the political wave since the election of President Ahmadinejad in 2005.

If you know nothing about Iran, check this link before checking Jad's http://nerdcrunch.com/2011/05/20/how-iran-political-system-works/

for more details, check this one http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8051750.stm

His plan is to lay a crafty trap, according to political analyst Stéphane Rozès. Struggling to catch frontrunner François Hollande, Sarkozy is seeking to "dramatise" the election. "He is saying in substance: 'In May, it will be more or chaos,'" Rozès tells Europe1.

Long but should be a good read.

Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in Russia's presidential election, which the opposition and independent observers say has been marred by widespread violations. Putin addressed a rally of tens of thousands of his supporters just outside the Kremlin, thanking his supporters for helping foil foreign plots aimed at weakening the country.

All you need to know about the 2012 French Presidential Elections

Could this have been a "wag the dog" attempt? creating stories to increase the popularity...

BE A MAN. VOTE FOR PUTIN. definitely writing a position paper about this.

Some data related to the effect of media on voters

François Hollande, the leftwing French presidential frontrunner, is to stage a high-profile campaign visit to London aimed at boosting his international profile and explaining his drive to rein in the excesses of world finance. The former Socialist party leader, who has never served in government, is engaged in an increasingly bruising election fight with Nicolas Sarkozy before the first-round vote in April.