In announcing another quixotic, third-party presidential bid Sunday on "Meet the Press," Ralph Nader, the Harold Stassen of the modern era, asked why so many in the "liberal intelligentsia" condemn him for discussing important issues the two major parties ignore. ...more

February 26, 2008

The heroes of our presidential elections aren't the candidates, although today's campaigns do rival the epic quest of Odysseus. ...more

February 17, 2008

As Russia prepares for March 2 presidential elections, it enters an era of political uncertainty it has not seen since President Vladimir Putin succeeded Boris Yeltsin eight years ago. ...more

February 17, 2008

In the tumultuous days following the 2000 presidential election, Democrats and civil rights activists descended on Florida, accusing the state of disenfranchising voters and failing to count every vote. They accused the Sunshine State of being just one step away from Jim Crow. ...more

January 27, 2008

Close to 400 people registered as candidates Saturday for Iranian parliamentary elections seen as a referendum on hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ...more

January 6, 2008

Now that the Iowa caucuses are over, the Hawkeye State will, at least for another four years, not have to hear the criticism of its outsized, make-or-break influence in presidential elections. ...more

January 6, 2008

Now that the Iowa caucuses are over, the Hawkeye State will, at least for another four years, not have to hear the criticism of its outsized, make-or-break influence in presidential elections. ...more

January 6, 2008

Dmitry Medvedev, who was just endorsed by President Vladimir Putin as his preferred successor, turned around Tuesday and said he wants Putin to serve as prime minister after presidential elections next March. ...more

December 12, 2007