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		<title>Africa hails Ghana election as democratic success (Deepika)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA, Jan 4 (Reuters) Ghana's peaceful presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African leaders and voters said today.]]></description>
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		<title>Africa hails Ghana election as democratic success (Daily News)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:40:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ACCRA: Ghana's largely peaceful and credible presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African leaders, voters and diplomats said on Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Why the Election Mattered (Foreign Relations)</title>
		<link>http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/presidential+election+2008/SIG=119plqlov/*http%3A//www.cfr.org/publication/18120/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Presidential election will have a major impact on U.S. foreign policy-but not for the reasons many think. Whichever side one listened to during the campaign, the policy differences between Barack Obama and John McCain were said to be stark.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The 2008 Presidential election will have a major impact on U.S. foreign policy-but not for the reasons many think. Whichever side one listened to during the campaign, the policy differences between Barack Obama and John McCain were said to be stark.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Opposition wins Ghana&#8217;s presidential election run-off (New Zimbabwe)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted to ethe web: 05/01/2008 01:44:21 GHANA'S opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared the winner of a closely fought presidential election run-off on Saturday, sweeping his party back to power after eight years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Posted to ethe web: 05/01/2008 01:44:21 GHANA'S opposition leader John Atta Mills was declared the winner of a closely fought presidential election run-off on Saturday, sweeping his party back to power after eight years.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Still essential after 40 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 had some fine albums, but it's unlikely they'll measure up to 1968's...Both were turbulent years with watershed presidential elections, unpopular foreign wars, and major upheaval - social then, financial now. 1968 saw the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., racial tensions, and the ensuing riots; 2008 we voted our first African-American]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[2008 had some fine albums, but it's unlikely they'll measure up to 1968's...Both were turbulent years with watershed presidential elections, unpopular foreign wars, and major upheaval - social then, financial now. 1968 saw the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., racial tensions, and the ensuing riots; 2008 we voted our first African-American]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Africa hails Ghana election as democratic success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:07:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghana's largely peaceful and credible presidential election was a rare example of a functioning democracy in Africa and should be a model for the continent, African leaders and voters said on Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Ghana s ruling party candidate admits defeat in presidential election (norsorpor.com)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:27:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ghana s ruling party candidate admits defeat in presidential election LAGOS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ghana s ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo conceded defeat on Saturday in the country s presidential election, agencies reports said.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ghana s ruling party candidate admits defeat in presidential election LAGOS, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Ghana s ruling party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo conceded defeat on Saturday in the country s presidential election, agencies reports said.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>2008: Villages incumbents pay price (Memorial Examiner)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even before it became the clarion call of the presidential election, change was decidedly in the air in the Memorial Villages as voters in May elected newcomers to their city councils, throwing out incumbents who advocated a bit too much change.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Even before it became the clarion call of the presidential election, change was decidedly in the air in the Memorial Villages as voters in May elected newcomers to their city councils, throwing out incumbents who advocated a bit too much change.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Zimbabwe in 2008: Rapidly Descending to Unknown Depths</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zimbabwe in 2008: Rapidly Descending to Unknown Depths by Michelle Published January 03, 2009 @ 11:44PM PST The BBC posted a timeline of highlights from its "Harare Diary" series, written by a 28-year old professional woman operating under the pseudonym Esther, which shows--in a depressing and consolidated fashion--just how far Zimbabwe has devolved in the span of a year. At the beginning of the year, Esther writes about her difficulties making ends meet, but also notes that, three day]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Zimbabwe in 2008: Rapidly Descending to Unknown Depths by Michelle Published January 03, 2009 @ 11:44PM PST The BBC posted a timeline of highlights from its "Harare Diary" series, written by a 28-year old professional woman operating under the pseudonym Esther, which shows--in a depressing and consolidated fashion--just how far Zimbabwe has devolved in the span of a year. At the beginning of the year, Esther writes about her difficulties making ends meet, but also notes that, three day]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Campaign voted top story in Montana (The Montana Standard)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HELENA ??? The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and then a significant general election campaign by Obama is the top news story in Montana for 2008 as chosen by members of The Associated Press.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[HELENA ??? The Presidential election that unexpectedly hit Montana, first with a primary battle that featured visits to the state by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and then a significant general election campaign by Obama is the top news story in Montana for 2008 as chosen by members of The Associated Press.]]></content:encoded>
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