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Likely contenders for 2012 GOP nomination have been sprinkling marquee-worthy endorsements in an unusually large number of bitter contests.

The Massachusetts Republican party today endorsed Charles D. Baker for governor, while Christy Mihos, a second gubernatorial hopeful, failed to garner enough votes from delegates to appear on the September ...

Poland's ruling party said on Wednesday that presidential elections were likely to be held on June 20 as protests grew over the choice of a burial site for late president Lech Kaczynski.

A Democratic state senator on Tuesday handily won the first U.S. House race since Congress passed a massive health care overhaul.

Sudanese voters headed to the polls Sunday in the nation's first multiparty election in 24 years.

Center-right Fidesz looked set to oust the Socialists Sunday after promising jobs and growth to Hungarians frustrated by budget cuts, but an unexpected delay in voting delayed the release of results.

Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said.

Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters took over sections of Thailand's capital Tuesday, pelting police with eggs and dancing in the streets as they pushed through barricades to press the prime minister to call new elections....

The election will likely be the most closely fought ballot in almost two decades, with opposition Conservatives taking aim at Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman (R) wrote her campaign another check for $20 million Monday. The billionaire former CEO of EBay has now put $59 million of her own money into the campaign, with election day still seven months away.