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# Presidential Race

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# troubled geniuses
'Ibra will punch Pep Guardiola one of these days' -- recalls Barca president
Josep Maria Bartomeu told the anecdote to demonstrate his relationship with ‘super agent’ Mino Raiola.
# Presidential Race
David Ginola to challenge Sepp Blatter for Fifa presidency - Reports
The former French international is being bankrolled by Paddy Power.
# Presidential Race
Nicolas Sarkozy is back in the driving seat of his old political party
It places him firmly on the starting blocks in his race back to the presidential palace
# meat heads
Bizarre meat portraits of Obama and Romney
Artist makes the ultimeat tribute to Barack Obameat and Meat Romney. What’s your beef with that?
# Bin Laden
Romney insists he would have ordered bin Laden killed
Seemingly backtracking on his statements from a few years ago, the Republican presidential candidate says he would have given the order to kill Osama bin Laden.
# Egypt
Egypt's presidential race: the lineup
We take a look at the presidential race in Egypt, and the many elements to it. The two main contenders are mirror images of each other – and mark how much the nation has changed.
Voices
Column: BAI report does not close file on That Tweet
Seán Gallagher’s Áras bid may have been derailed with or without the tweet from fake McGuinness account. But the point is we need to know who was behind it, says Derek Mooney who knows all about losing a job amid a Twitter controversy…
# Aras11
#Aras11 diary: Where the candidates will be today
The presidential candidates will be voting today, along with the rest of the country. Here’s where they will be this morning.
# Race for the Áras
Fine Gael backs down on presidential campaign slogan
Mary Davis and Gay Mitchell had both proposed the same campaign motto – but only Davis emerges with it on her posters this morning.
# Race for the Áras
O'Dowd named as McGuinness replacement
The Stormont Education Minister will be nominated as temporary deputy first minister today.
# Race for the Áras
Gay Mitchell press officer "surprised" by abortion article
PR man said he had not expected his own words on FG presidential nominee’s abortion stance to appear in print.
# Gay Byrne
Gaybo: if the 'mass of Irish people' want me as president, I'll listen
Veteran broadcaster Gay Byrne has spoken out about the calls for him to become president – which he says came “out of the blue”.
# David Norris
In pictures: Norris steps out of the Presidential race
The scene at No.18 North Great George’s Street this afternoon…
Voices
Column: Why the Irish abroad threaten the status quo
US-based Irish publisher Niall O’Dowd says the Diaspora represents a financial, tourism and cultural juggernaut and yet is treated with ambivalence and disrespect – and its members made to feel less than Irish.
# Presidential Race
O'Dowd withdraws as presidential candidate
The New York-based businessman said that his reasons for pulling out included finance and the fact the “dice is stacked” against an independent winning.
# Race for the Áras
Bertie Ahern "won't be" presidential candidate for Fianna Fail
Party leader Micheal Martin says Ahern has indicated “no desire” to run.