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BACKGROUND: Herndon, VA Democratic Stronghold - Throws out Pro Illegal Immigration Mayor & Council VA General Election - November 8, 2005 ^ | November 8, 2005 Posted on 05/03/2006 12:07:35 AM PDT by 11th_VA So most of you have heard, The pro-illegal immigration mayor and council of Herndon, Va were turned out by the voters last night. So you probably think this was some Red State bastion in Northern, VA, right? Wrong - Herndon is full of Blue Dog demos. Here's the Election data from 2005: .............J W Kilgore(R)........T M Kaine(D) Herndon #1...... 40.2%.................57.5% Herndon #2...... 37.3%.................60.4% Herndon #3...... 38.3%.................60.0%...

QALQILIYA, West Bank - In the nine months since Hamas won control of Qalqiliya's town council, it says it has balanced the budget and rooted out corruption. Yet residents were not satisfied, and in a stunningly swift change of heart voted for candidates of the rival Fatah Party in last month's parliamentary election. Hamas' defeat in Qalqiliya — in contrast to its landslide victory just about everywhere else in the West Bank and Gaza — highlights the obstacles ahead as the militant group tries to rule an impoverished, impatient population. Meeting voters' expectations will be even harder if Western nations...

 Little noticed in the kerfuffle over the takeover of major US ports by Dubai Ports is the key role being played by former Democratic Party leaders. Lobbying firms associated with ex-Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle and Madeleine Albright (Clinton’s Secretary of State) have been working (paid subscription only link) to secure approval of the purchase by Dubai. One would think that our leaders, even when out of office, would care more about their nation than their bank accounts.This hopefully will give impetus to a bill (drafted by Republican Congressman Mike Rogers of Michigan) working its slow way through Congress that would bar...

PHOENIX - An Arizona legislator has been removed from office for overspending during his 2004 primary race, making him the first lawmaker in the country to be ousted for violating a state's public campaign financing system. After a five-month court battle, the Arizona Supreme Court on Thursday ordered first-term Republican Rep. David Burnell Smith to leave office at midnight. "I will no longer exercise any duties as a representative," the 64-year-old lawyer said Friday. Under Arizon's 1998 Clean Elections Law, candidates who voluntarily participate must collect a set number of $5 contributions from voters to qualify for public funding. In...

Canadians gave Conservative Stephen Harper a victory, but no mandate, in Monday's election. The voters gave his party 124 seats in Parliament, 31 short of a majority, meaning a coalition government with the inevitable compromises. The outcome seemed less voter enchantment with Harper and his agenda than weariness with the Liberal Party, grown stale and corruption-prone after 13 years in office. However, if not a sharp turn to the right for Canada, Harper's election does have it edging in that direction. He campaigned on cutting taxes, getting tough on crime, turning more power over to the provinces, replacing government-funded day...