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PARIS (Reuters) - French police arrested more than 100 demonstrators and hundreds of students went on strike at a Paris university as left-wing protests against president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy continued for a fourth night on Wednesday. Some 300-400 demonstrators gathered on the Boulevard St Michel in the Latin Quarter of Paris, ostensibly to protest against a march by far-right supporters. Shouting slogans like "Sarko fascist! The people will have your hide!" and "Police everywhere, justice nowhere!", the demonstrators were cornered by hundreds of police close to the nearby Luxembourg Gardens. A police officer at the scene said 118 arrests had been...

7:15 Mexican presidential candidate Obrador demands recount 6:17 Advisors for Mexico's Obrador threaten street protests-BBC 6:15 Mexico left-wing candidate demands recount of each vote-BBC

This is the space where I get to crow about the frightening precision of my Super Bowl prediction. Where I get to remind everyone that I guaranteed the Steelers would win the title after they beat the Colts. That they were the only championship-caliber team among the final four. That they would dismantle the Broncos in Denver and waylay whomever the NFC sent at them.snip I've never felt so empty being right. I feel dirty. I wish I'd been wrong. The Steelers did not deserve to win this game. They were not the better team. O'Connor was right. Seattle was...

Mo Alem of the DC Anti-War Network was a guest today (January 19, 2005) on Your World w/Neil Cavuto. Alem was on Your World to talk about why his group is protesting Bush's inauguration. Alem said the DC Anti-War Network is against the Iraq war and unhappy with the erosion of our civil liberties. His group will rally and march tomorrow to "protest and have our voices heard." He said the DC Anti-War Network is non-partisan and would rally and protest a John Kerry inauguration if Kerry had won the election and wanted to remain in Iraq. Cavuto's next guest...

By RACHEL KONRAD, Associated Press Writer As the Electoral College (news - web sites) prepares to certify President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election on Monday, concerns persist about the integrity of the nation's voting system — particularly in Ohio, where details continue to emerge of technology failures, voter confusion and overcrowded polling stations in minority and poor neighborhoods. Photo AP Photo Few mainstream politicians dispute Bush's victory, and the incumbent's 3.5 million-vote margin nationwide was wider than any of the reported problems, which included insufficient or incomplete provisional ballots and, in some places, brazen partisan shenanigans.

(Cool logo huh? Thanks to Safrguns! Too damn awesome!) Howdy from Texas! Home of the "The Man". Thank you for all the votes getting him re-elected and all the nice FREEPMail and comments you sent me on how my movies kept you sane. Very much appreciate it.As much as you want to gloat and rub the victory in their faces.....DO IT! To Hell with the Libs. I'm sick of them all! Heres why.My son is a first grader and a Tiger Cub. We were doing this project where we were making leaf sketcings with crayons. Anyways these this woman...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Democratic senators in exile may ask the federal courts to halt to(sic) redistricting in the Texas Legislature, which would allow them to return home without having to participate in the effort that would likely end with their party losing clout in Washington. On Day 4 of their holdout in an Albuquerque hotel, the 11 Democrats remained tight-lipped about their strategy to end the standoff with Texas Republican leaders. At their daily press briefing, several senators said they have to keep open every alternative, but they insisted that no decision had been made on whether to go...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Texas Democratic senators who fled to New Mexico to block a GOP-pushed redistricting bill said Wednesday their self-imposed exile carries financial and personal costs. Each of the 11 senators is paying for his or her stay in Albuquerque, said Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio, chairwoman of the Senate Democratic Caucus. The senators can use their own money or their campaign office holder accounts to pay for the trip. If they use their campaign accounts, their spending will be a matter of public record, Van de Putte said. "I've got three kids in college....

Let's see. In 1979, when 12 unhappy state senators boycotted work at the Capitol and hid out in a West Austin garage apartment, they were dubbed the Killer Bees. So what do we call this latest bunch of disappearing Dems? Doggett's Dung Beetles — best I can do on short notice. On Monday, 59 Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives did not show up for work at the state Capitol. And now 53 of them seem to be hiding out from the law. The Department of Public Safety was sent to look for them. The Democrats are so...

American voters are bracing themselves for yet another round of appeals, delays, disputes and legal battles after Tuesday's Congressional elections.The Democrats have lined up 10,000 lawyers to monitor the elections, a sign of the confusion they expect, writes Julian Coman in Washington. Despite the chaos caused by "hanging chads" during the 2000 presidential elections in Florida, 28 states will still be using punchcard ballot papers this weekend. Most blame lack of funds for their failure to update voting technology that led to debates over whether a chad that had not been properly punched through should constitute a valid vote. There...