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Suu Kyi hits the campaign trail in Myanmar 2012-02-07
The Guardian

AYE AYE WIN Associated Press= PATHEIN, Myanmar (AP) — Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi hit the campaign trail Tuesday as an official candidate for upcoming elections, traveling to the Irrawaddy delta for the first time in two decades. Cheering crowds greeted Suu Kyi's convoy at every major town...

photo: AP / Khin Maung Win

Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC 2012-02-07
The Guardian

KEN THOMAS Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is urging his top fundraisers to support a Democratic super political action committee which can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections. Obama campaign manager Jim Messina says in an email to supporters Monday that...

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Germany's Angela Merkel vows support for Sarkozy 2012-02-07
BBC News

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged her support for President Nicolas Sarkozy's re-election bid, 80 days before French voters go to the polls. In a joint TV interview, Mrs Merkel said it was "natural" to back a fellow conservative. Mr Sarkozy said he was pleased to receive her endorsement....

photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere

We will see greater democracy in Russia, Putin tells protesters 2012-02-07
The Independent

In an article for the respected daily newspaper Kommersant, the Prime Minister wrote that Russia hadbecome wealthier and more orderly over the past decade. He admitted, however, that this process had in part led to the increased civil activism of recent...

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All eyes on Russian minister's Syria trip 2012-02-07
BBC News

As Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov heads to Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad, BBC Moscow correspondent Daniel Sandford assesses what he might hope to achieve from his visit. Tuesday's visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the director...

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Phoenix rejects utility regulator's gas price plans 2012-02-06
BBC News

Phoenix Natural Gas has rejected proposed controls by the utility regulator which would have slashed the price of gas for big business in Northern Ireland. It means regulator Shane Lynch is likely to refer the matter to the Competition Commission. The proposals would slash how much money Phoenix is...

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Giants, Manning win 'wild game' in Super Bowl 2012-02-06
San Francisco Chronicle

INDIANAPOLIS -- Despite winning a second Super Bowl in five seasons, the New York Giants should not be recognized as one of the greatest champions in NFL history. Sunday's 21-17 victory over New England at Lucas Oil Stadium made the Giants the first 9-7 team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl. The...

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Protesters continue to battle police in Egypt 2012-02-06
Al Jazeera

Clashes have continued in Egypt with police firing tear gas at demonstrators hurling rocks and broken tiles, as the protesters demanded swift presidential election and an early handover of power by the ruling military. Thousands of people protested outside the interior ministry in Cairo,...

photo: AP / Ben Curtis

Sauli Niinisto wins Finnish Presidential Elections 2012-02-06
Zeenews

Helsinki: A former finance minister won Finland’s Presidential Election on Sunday and will become the country’s first conservative head of state in five decades. Sauli Niinisto took 63 percent of the votes, compared to 37 percent for his rival, Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto, official results...

photo: AP / Roni Rekomaa

Priyanka Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi 'not focussed' on PM job 2012-02-06
BBC News

Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections, says brother Rahul is not focussed on becoming PM. He is working to "bring in positive change in the state and not for his reputation", she told reporters. The country had an "extremely good prime minister"...

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