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# Presidential Election

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# Your Say
Poll: Would you vote Miriam O'Callaghan for president?
Speculation is mounting again that the RTÉ presenter could make a bid for the Áras.
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Jul 4th 2015, 9:51 AM
# Controversy
Uefa calls for Fifa's presidential election to be postponed but Blatter still standing firm
European football’s governing body says today’s events are evidence that corruption is ‘deeply rooted’ in Fifa’s culture.
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May 27th 2015, 7:06 PM
# top brass
'Fifa has an incredibly bad brand image' - Delaney calls for Blatter to step down
The head of the FAI won’t be voting for the current Fifa president and believes his ‘good friend’ Michel Platini is the right man for the job.
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May 26th 2015, 8:57 PM
# the 1990s
The latest man to join the White House race just called Hillary "a leader from yesterday"
Hillary Clinton is just one day into her campaign for the White House – and her critics are already getting their digs in.
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Apr 13th 2015, 4:28 PM
# Ban
Why was the Afghan government asked to ban Facebook?
It’s all to do with the presidential election.
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Jul 6th 2014, 11:07 AM
# east-west
Many polling stations closed as Ukraine votes in crucial presidential election
While turnout has been strong in Kiev, poll stations have remained closed in many eastern cities.
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May 25th 2014, 10:23 AM
# Emigration
Irish emigrants organise worldwide toast to highlight their right to vote
The We’re Coming Back is campaign says Ireland “completely disenfranchises its emigrants”.
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Dec 19th 2013, 6:15 AM
# Mali
'Large turn-out' in Mali's first election since French intervention
The election is seen as vital for restoring constitutional order after a coup in March last year.
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Jul 28th 2013, 6:15 PM
# Iran
Ayatollah wants 'a new political epic' as Iranian voters elect new president
Voting has gotten under way as Iranians decide who they want to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Jun 14th 2013, 8:49 AM
# Aras11
Senator Norris: 'I had a major depression and nervous breakdown'
David Norris said media coverage during the last presidential election had a significant effect on his health.
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May 26th 2013, 3:49 PM
# Under Pressure
Cycling Ireland to hold EGM on McQuaid's nomination
McQuaid has since responded, claiming the meeting is being held as a result of a “technicality”.
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Apr 27th 2013, 12:42 PM
# Presidential Election
Venezuela confirms Nicolas Maduro as president
It’s finally official after demands for recount: The acting president will succeed the late Hugo Chavez, beating his opponent by just over 1 per cent.
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Apr 15th 2013, 11:41 PM
# Aras11
RTÉ head: 'Impossible to say' whether Frontline debate changed election
Noel Curran says the swing between Sean Gallagher and Michael D Higgins is too large to attribute to one programme.
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Dec 12th 2012, 1:13 PM
# super serial
Al Gore's Reddit AMA: The best bits
The former Veep has finished an AMA session on Reddit… see what he had to say.
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Nov 15th 2012, 9:36 PM
Voices
Column: ‘Politics across the Atlantic should make us consider our own system’
The Irish and US political systems are different – but both have their good points, writes Professor Maura Adshead.
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Nov 8th 2012, 1:30 PM
# usa 2012
9 things to do while Americans cast their votes
Excited for the count but bored of the wait? Read on…
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Nov 6th 2012, 2:00 PM
# usa 2012
USA 2012: Irish thoughts on an American election
TheJournal.ie has asked four Irish people living in the US about their experiences during this presidential election season.
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Nov 6th 2012, 7:30 AM
# US 2012
Obama or Romney? Voters go to the polls in US presidential election
Tens of millions of Americans will cast their vote today as the US presidential election reaches its conclusion.
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Nov 6th 2012, 7:09 AM
Voices
Column: How Obama’s policies may hurt investment in Ireland
Ireland’s foreign direct investment is at risk under Obama’s tax proposals. We should be worried, writes Dr Tom Flavin.
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Nov 4th 2012, 7:30 PM
# US 2012
Abortion, Libya and... Sesame Street? Flashpoints in the US 2012 presidential race
From comments about the ’47 per cent’ to loving Big Bird, we look at some of the flashpoints in the race between Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama.
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Nov 4th 2012, 6:00 PM
# Palin Withdrawals
8 things we're really missing from the 2012 US Presidential Election
There hasn’t been much election fever spreading from America this year. We have some theories.
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Oct 29th 2012, 9:15 AM
Voices
Column: Europeans saying Obama has to win? It makes me want to scream
It makes little difference to us who sits in the Oval Office – and we shouldn’t kid ourselves otherwise, says David Cronin.
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Oct 25th 2012, 7:00 AM
AS IT HAPPENED
Obama and Romney battle in the final US presidential debate
Ding ding ding! Tonight Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battle it out over foreign policy in the final US presidential of the election. Let’s see what happens.
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Oct 23rd 2012, 1:29 AM
# Aras 2018?
Gallagher doesn't rule out having another run for President
Asked by Gay Byrne if he’d do it all over again, the former Dragons’ Den panellist – and soon-to-be new dad – simply says: “Who knows?”
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Oct 20th 2012, 8:00 AM
# US 2012
Obama raises $181 million in September in campaign boost
It was the biggest monthly cash take by Obama in the 2012 presidential race – but how will it compare to Romney’s donations?
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Oct 6th 2012, 5:13 PM
# US 2012
Romney stands over comments that Obama voters are 'dependants'
In a secretly-filmed video, Mitt Romney criticises an entitlement culture among those who did not pay federal income taxes.
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Sep 18th 2012, 8:11 AM
# US 2012
Autumn's must see political TV: presidential candidate debates
Romney and Obama will go head to head in three prime time debates over the month of October.
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Sep 8th 2012, 3:57 PM
# US2012
Obama asks for second term, says nation will recover
The economy was the focus of the President’s speech on the final day of the National Democratic convention, promising that challenges could be met if he was given four more years.
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Sep 7th 2012, 7:27 AM
# need to know
The Evening Fix: Sunday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.
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Aug 26th 2012, 7:56 PM
# pda
Chicago erects plaque at spot of Obamas' first kiss
The kiss “tasted like chocolate”, apparently.
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Aug 16th 2012, 9:44 AM
# young politics
Top 10 reasons not to vote for Obama – according to a 6-year-old
Young Republican, Isaac Anthony, explains why he doesn’t want four more years of Obama.
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Aug 2nd 2012, 7:30 PM
# Your Say
Poll: who do you want as the next president of the USA?
Romney or Obama?
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Aug 1st 2012, 9:41 AM
# RomneyShambles
Pics, videos: The gaffes which have marred Mitt Romney's London visit
Insults, revealing state secrets and being mocked by Boris Johnson. Hopefully Enda will have some words of comfort for poor old Mitt Romney.
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Jul 27th 2012, 12:12 PM
# Poverty
US poverty rates set to rise to highest level since 1960s
Demographers predict latest Census figures will show rise in the official poverty rate as more people across the US have difficulty making ends meet.
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Jul 24th 2012, 11:15 AM
# US 2012
US election: Romney and Republicans 'raised over $100m last month'
Fundraising battle heats up between Romney and Obama…
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Jul 6th 2012, 2:16 PM
# Egypt
Protests in Tahrir Square continue after verdicts in Mubarak trial
The verdict in the trial of the country’s former president has sparked nationwide outrage after six of his security chiefs where acquitted.
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Jun 4th 2012, 2:40 PM
# John Edwards
Former US presidential candidate John Edwards found not guilty on one count of campaign fraud
A mistrial was declared on the other five charges after the jury could not reach a verdict on them.
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May 31st 2012, 9:51 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 15th 2012, 4:48 PM
# France
Francois Hollande wins French presidential election
Nicolas Sarkozy has conceded defeat after polls showed him in line to lose the ballot.
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May 6th 2012, 7:55 PM
# France
French election hangs in balance - but polls suggest Sarkozy defeat
The first ballots have been cast today in a vote that could have major consequences for Europe.
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May 5th 2012, 6:43 PM
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