Posted on 10/19/2009 8:49:32 PM PDT by dodger
WASHINGTON U.S. officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a runoff election with his nearest challenger, a U.S. government official said.
Karzai could opt to embrace a runoff, which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday was logistically feasible within weeks, or he could attempt to negotiate a power-sharing arrangement with former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second in the August balloting.
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A war in Iraq. A war in Afganistan. A nuanced coup in Honduras. A nuanced coup in Afganistan.
This all atop nationalization of health care, autos, finance, and much else.
But still ample time to flim-flam Fox News & suchlike.
So who does James Carville, I mean Obama, want in ?
Depends on what Victory means.......he did say he ‘would stand Muslim’ when the political winds changed....
Bamma wants a rumpus in Ganistan to draw off the attention of the sheeple ...
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