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Australia elections end with no clear winner, and a hung parliament is possible

With 77.7% of the vote, the ruling Labor Party gains 70 seats, losing its majority, and the Liberal-National Party coalition gains 72. A party needs 76 seats to take power, and it could be days before a result is known. Australia is almost certainly headed for a hung parliament after the closest election in decades saw no result returned by midnight Saturday Sydney time.

Wyclef Jean can't run in Haiti

Electoral council nixes hip-hop artist's bid to run for president of his quake-ravaged homeland.

Senh: Although there have been entertainers who have became great politicians (i.e. Ronald Reagan), Haiti needs a seasoned figure to rebuild the country from the earthquake.

Democratic Sen. Reid: Build mosque elsewhere

The Senate's top Democrat on Monday came out against plans to build a mosque near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, moving away from President Barack Obama on the controversial election-year issue.

Whitman writes another big check to her campaign

Billionaire Meg Whitman has contributed an additional $13 million of her own money to her effort to become California's next governor, bringing the Republican nominee's personal stake in her election bid to $104 million.

Senh: Meg Whitman's a billionaire, so $13 is just pennies. We'll see if she can buy herself into office.

Knoxville Mayor Wins Tennessee G.O.P. Primary

A pitched fight for the Republican nomination for governor ends with Knoxville's mayor winning.

Iraq civilian death toll almost doubles in July

The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq almost doubled in July from June, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election that produced no outright winner.

In Oklahoma Governor Primary, Voters Reject Anti-Establishment Sentiment

Oklahoma Republicans rejected anti-Washington sentiment on Tuesday, selecting a two-term congresswoman as their nominee for governor rather than a tea party-backed conservative who once called for the creation of a new state militia to protect state sovereignty.

U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma City defeated state Sen. Randy Brogdon and two other candidates and would be the state's first female governor if elected Nov. 2. Democrats chose between Attorney General Drew Edmondson and Lt. Gov. Jari Askins.

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