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Saudi Arabia: The Second Municipality Election in the Kingdom’s History

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

The following is a guest post by George Sadek, Senior Legal Information Analyst. In Saudi Arabia on April 23, 2011, individuals eligible to cast their votes in the municipality election will have the right to register themselves for inclusion in the voters’ election registration lists.  Half of the seats in the municipal councils across the …

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Election Season in Nigeria

Posted by: Hanibal Goitom

As the people of some African countries take to the streets to unseat their leaders, Nigerians get the opportunity to do the same this month – but instead of needing to protest, they can affect change by going to polling stations. It’s election season in Nigeria.  The country, a federation of 36 states with a …

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An Interview with Sharon Pia Hickey

Posted by: Andrew Weber

This week’s interview is with one of our former interns from last summer, Sharon Pia Hickey. Describe your background.   I spent the summer of 2010 in Washington DC as part of the Washington Ireland Program. This program is designed to select the brightest young minds in Ireland and bring them to DC for a …

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Can the Price of $9 per Gallon of Gas be Stabilized?

Posted by: Clare Feikert-Ahalt

This is my first post since I arrived back from having my baby (a beautiful girl who, with four brothers, is going to be well taken care of).  I am combating a strong urge to write about maternity leave legislation in the UK (it is very generous), but instead have decided to write about something …