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GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Racism may be less of a factor in politics than other realms of life, according to a new University of Florida study, which found few white voters in Florida to be upset by the presidential candidacy of a black man, and many to be proud of it. To assess attitudes among white voters in a southern state about Barack Obama's historic election to the presidency, two UF political scientists analyzed results from four statewide telephone surveys -- each involving between 449 and 829 respondents – conducted in the fall of 2008 and spring of 2009. Their study...

Nepal King returns power to save crown, parties distrustful Sudeshna Sarkar (IANS) Kathmandu, April 21, 2006 Bowing to nationwide opposition to his rule, Nepal King Gyanendra on Friday said he was returning power to people but the opposition parties remained distrustful, calling it a ploy to block a new constitution that threatens to axe monarchy in the Kingdom. "I am returning power to people in accordance with the constitutional provision," the monarch, who has earned the dubious distinction of being the most unpopular King in Nepal's recent history, said in an address to the nation broadcast by the state media....