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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Several members of the House of Representatives have requested the United Nations (news - web sites) to send observers to monitor the November 2 US presidential election to avoid a contentious vote like in 2000, when the outcome was decided by Florida. AFP/File Photo Latest headlines: · Bush Criticizes Kerry With New N.M. Ad AP - 2 hours, 18 minutes ago · Richardson Withdraws From Kerry VP Search AP - Fri Jul 2, 9:14 AM ET · Kerry War Chest Hits Record $180 Million AP - Fri Jul 2, 9:12 AM ET Recalling the long, drawn out...

WASHINGTON D.C. - Texas Representative, Eddie Bernice Johnson, has requested formal U.N. election monitoring of the 2004 Presidential election. In her letter to the U.N. she has formally requested the U.N.'s assistance to "ensure free and fair elections in America." She said, "As lawmakers we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election... This is the first step in making sure that history does not repeat itself." She also requested that the U.N. "deploy election observers across the United States." Four other lawmakers signed the letter. The lawmakers asserted...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Several members of the House of Representatives have requested the United Nations (news - web sites) to send observers to monitor the November 2 US presidential election to avoid a contentious vote like in 2000, when the outcome was decided by Florida. Recalling the long, drawn out process in the southern state, nine lawmakers, including four blacks and one Hispanic, sent a letter Thursday to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites) asking that the international body "ensure free and fair elections in America," according to a statement issued by Florida representative Eddie Bernice Johnson,...

No. 459 12 Av 5761 / 1 August 2001 WHY ISRAEL REJECTS "OBSERVERS" Saul Singer Why Not Outside Observers? / The British Observe the Hadassah Convoy Massacre / UN Observers Before the Six-Day War / The One-Sided Response of UNIFIL / International Observers are Not Neutral / Further Examples of International Monitoring / The Experience of Observers in Hebron / Putting Observers at Risk / What About American Observers? Why Not Outside Observers? In the midst of an already crumbling cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell dropped what to Israeli ears was a bombshell. Standing next to Palestinian Authority...

The joke, during the endless presidential election recounts in Florida two years ago, was that Russia and Albania would send poll monitors to help the United States with its unexpected bump on the road to democracy. Now, the joke has become reality. A high-level delegation of European and North American election observers – including members from Russia and Albania – arrived yesterday for a week-long mission to watch Florida's mid-term elections, which take place on Tuesday. Their task: to see if the world's most powerful democracy has learned anything from the disastrous 36-day showdown between George Bush and Al...

By Ross Dunn, Herald Correspondent in Jerusalem and agencies For the first time, the United States is proposing to station American observers in Palestinian territories as part of a new diplomatic effort to halt escalating Middle East violence. The move may be seen as something of a political victory for Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, who has repeatedly appealed for international monitors. He also appears to be winning on the diplomatic front to get Israel to lift its travel ban on him. US special envoy to the Middle East, Anthony Zinni, a retired marine corps general, is expected to put forward...