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Politician Questions Credibility of Poll Showing Bawumia Leading NPP Race
News Ghana
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August 22, 2025
A political aide has challenged the validity of recent survey results indicating Mahamudu Bawumia holds a substantial lead in the New Patriotic Party’s leadership contest. Pius Enam Hadzide, representing potential contender Bryan Acheampong,...
Political Science professor joins grant-funded project to advance AI research
The University of New Mexico
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August 22, 2025
As Artificial Intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, so will the research behind it at The University of New Mexico. Political Science Assistant Professor Sarah Dreier has been awarded as one of several experts across the country picked...
Politicians flock to Nantucket and Mar-a-Lago for big-dollar fundraisers
Arizona Capitol Times
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August 22, 2025
Key Points: Political candidates raise large sums of cash in single events Nantucket Island in Massachusetts is a popular fundraising spot Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs raised $15 million in her 2022 campaign There’s a quote attributed to noted...
Political parties compete to take credit for Kolkata metro line expansion
The Hindu
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August 22, 2025
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates three metro lines in the Kolkata metropolitan area on Friday (August 22). | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Kolkata Political parties in West Bengal are competing to take credit for the Kolkata metro line expansion as...
Political activist CJ Pearson says White liberals are starting to fear they’re losing ‘power’ over Blacks
KLIN News Talk - Nebraska
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August 22, 2025
Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears joins 'Fox & Friends' to explain her opposition to transgender bathrooms in schools as the Education Department threatens to pull funding from districts defying the Trump administration's policies. NEWYou can...
Political Defeat Is Not the End — ABANTU Inspires Women Leaders
News Ghana
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August 22, 2025
ABANTU for Development, a women’s rights organisation, with support from the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), has begun implementing a project titled “Strengthening Activism for a Gender-Responsive Elections 2024 in Ghana.” As part of the...
Politics: 2025Talks - August 22, 2025
Kiowa County Press - Colorado
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August 22, 2025
Politics and views in the United States. California Democrats push through new congressional maps, as the party bleeds registered voters. President Trump is handed victories in court, as business owners and low-income households brace for impacts...
Politician faces backlash after details of extravagant behavior come to light: 'Hypocrisy'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 22, 2025
"He is a public figure running the state. There should be no ability to hide." by Simon SageAugust 22, 2025 Photo Credit: Getty Images An Australian politician is in hot water over his prolific private jet use, according to The Courier-Mail....
Texas Democrats Could Lose Seniority as Republicans Mull Punishment | Inside Texas Politics: August 22, 2025
KYTX/CBS 19 - Texas
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State Rep. John McQueeney says Republicans may go beyond changing the rules of theHouse and make the punishment law Author: cbs19.tv Published: 3:34 PM CDT August 22, 2025 Updated: 3:34 PM CDT August 22, 2025
Political parties urged to ensure peaceful by-elections
Ghana News Agency
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August 22, 2025
By Evans Worlanyo Ameamu Keta (VR), Aug 22, GNA- Mr. Bill Godson Ocloo, the Executive Director of African Centre for Human Security, has urged political parties to ensure by-elections to protect the country’s democracy. His call comes ahead of the...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals the Politically-Motivated Attack Targeting Him and the OAG
The Katy News - Texas
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August 22, 2025
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has immediately appealed an El Paso court’s attempt to force him to be deposed at the request of Robert Francis O’Rourke. Attorney General Paxton also appealed the court’s order to allow a politically-motivated...
Owe No Allegiance to Godfathers, Idols, Ohuabunwa Tells Politicians
This Day
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August 23, 2025
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia The immediate past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria(PSN), Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, has warned politicians against owing allegiance to godfathers and idols. He said that elected and appointed political...
Criminalisation of Politics: Will the 130th Amendment Finally Draw the Red Line?
State Times
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August 22, 2025
Girdhari Lal Raina Criminalisation of politics is one of the most pressing challenges confronting Indian democracy. Despite seven decades of constitutional democracy, regular elections, and strong institutions, the political system has been unable...
Prioritise Electorate’s Interest Over Party Affiliations, Tinubu’s Wife Urges Politicians
New Telegraph
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August 22, 2025
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has urged politicians to put the interests of the people above political party affiliations in the discharge of their responsibilities. She made this appeal on Friday at a stakeholders’ meeting of her...
Lagos female councillors’ death not political – APC
Punch
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August 22, 2025
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has dismissed claims that the deaths of two female councillors in the state were political, describing such insinuations as unfounded and insensitive. Two APC councillors, Oluwakemi Rufai,...
Writer opposes using religion to promote political viewpoint
The Telegram - Ohio
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August 22, 2025
To the Editor: Appearing in the Saturday, Aug. 16 edition of The Telegram was yet another diatribe submitted by one Pastor Ron Thomas. Firstly, no matter what your political, religious, or personal views, we must remember that we are citizens of...
Action against BJP camps: Punjab Police says ‘political party’ collecting money as ‘commission’
The Indian Express
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August 22, 2025
The Punjab Police Friday claimed that in last 24 hours they have received complaints that some people, claiming to be from a particular political party, are collecting personal data of individuals and collecting money from them “in the nature of...
Michigan panel OKs signature-gathering to ban political spending by ‘monopoly’ utilities
Bridge Detroit - Michigan
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August 22, 2025
Board of State Canvassers on Friday unanimously approved petition language that would ban regulated electric and gas utilities from making political donations A legal challenge to the initiative may come, however, with some saying the petition is...
Gallego speaks at Politics & Eggs event in New Hampshire
WMUR 9 - New Hampshire
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August 22, 2025
Gallego speaks at Politics & Eggs event in New Hampshire COURSE CORRECT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. RUBEN GALLEGO RETURNED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR POLITICS AND EGGS BEFORE THE NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL FRIDAY. IN COLLEGE, HE CAME TO THE GRANITE STATE ON A...
Hostage Ending Explained: How Netflix's Political Thriller Wraps Up Abigail Dalton's C...
Pinkvilla
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August 22, 2025
Spoiler Alert: This article contains full spoilers for Netflix’s Hostage. Netflix’s political thriller Hostage ends with rescue, reckonings and a national reset. The series closes after a cross-border kidnapping and a sequence of attacks designed...