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Coming This Week: International Edition!

by Sharona Coutts - August 18, 2008 3:12 pm EDT

Congress is in summer recess and everyone else in the U.S. seems to be at the beach, their ranch or preparing for the conventions.

So in lieu of our normal roundup, we're giving you a taste of some of the (very few!) events we found afar.

Monday, Aug. 18

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai is on a 10-day tour of southern Africa, meeting with leaders across the continent as part of his effort to break the deadlock in talks with President Robert Mugabe.

Tsangirai, who won a thumping victory in March's elections, has been … more

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States Still Struggling With Voting Machines

by Paul Kiel - August 18, 2008 11:06 am EDT

After the 2000 election, the nation that first sent a man to the moon set for itself what seemed an attainable technological goal: … more

Security Contractors in Iraq Remain Outside the Law

by Matthew Schwarzfeld - August 15, 2008 2:04 pm EDT

Nearing the one-year anniversary of the shooting incident involving Blackwater guards at Baghdad's Nisour Square, State Department … more

New Allegations Against Sen. Stevens

by Eric Umansky - August 15, 2008 11:54 am EDT

It’s been a fun few days in the criminal case of Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK).

The senior senator from Alaska was charged last month for not … more

Lobbyist Dough Proves Loyal

by Paul Kiel - August 14, 2008 11:54 am EDT

Back in the early part of 2007, when the Democrats supposedly rode in on their white horses to restore integrity to Congress, the first … more

The Administration’s Latest Critic: The Chamber of Commerce

by Jake Bernstein - August 13, 2008 9:45 am EDT

Aug. 13: This post has been corrected.

It's almost rote by this point. President Bush tries to expand the power of the executive. Civil … more

Coming This Week: Nothing!

by Matthew Schwarzfeld - August 11, 2008 3:40 pm EDT

Every Monday, we post a list of the week’s major upcoming events -- congressional hearings, book publications and so forth. Well, with … more

McCain Contribs Highlight Underworld of Bundling

by Paul Kiel - August 8, 2008 11:54 am EDT

"It just didn't sound right to us, the whole situation." That's what it came down to for the McCain campaign, a spokesman tells the New … more

McCain Campaign Announces Review of Bundler Contributions

by Paul Kiel - August 7, 2008 6:05 pm EDT

John McCain's campaign will be reviewing contributions from one of his major fundraisers, it announced today. That review comes after … more

Who’s Running Detroit?

by Paul Kiel - August 7, 2008 3:53 pm EDT

News broke earlier today that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed after he violated the conditions of his bail by making a … more

McCain Bundler’s Donors Raise Eyebrows

by Paul Kiel - August 6, 2008 11:36 am EDT

Seldom is a news story so full of question marks as today's Washington Post piece on Harry Sargeant III. Sargeant, who runs a major … more

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