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Italy's right heads for clear election victory, final polls indicate

Italy's right-wing bloc is on track to win a clear majority in both houses of parliament at this month's election, according to studies based on the final opinion polls before a ban on their publication kicks in on Saturday.

Reuters

Almost half of LDP lawmakers had ties with Unification Church

Among the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's 379 Diet members, 179 had connections with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, the party has disclosed.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Joe Biden's speech was too damn nice

Biden's generosity is admirable — but this is the moment to confront the fascists and defeat them forever

Salon

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Philly’s Black Republican ward leaders: ‘I know it’s an uphill battle, but my role is to engage’

PHILADELPHIA — When Tyler A. Ray turned 18, he registered to vote. But Ray, living in North Philadelphia, was deeply disturbed by the poverty, crime and plethora of chronic health issues that surrounded him.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Japan ruling party says 179 of 379 lawmakers had interactions with Unification Church

A top official of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Thursday said a party investigation found that 179 of 379 lawmakers had interactions with the Unification Church and 17 received election help.

Reuters

Unification Church ex-members in Japan rail at politicians who embraced it

When Sun Myung Moon, the Korean founder of the Unification Church, needed money for its extensive spiritual and business ventures he would look to Japan, according to some former members.

Reuters

Italy's fractured left taps young feminist to lift campaign

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s is gathering momentum in her push to become Italy’s first female premier

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Utah's Evan McMullin upends two-party fight for US Senate

Utah's Evan McMullin is emerging as the nation’s most competitive independent candidate running for U.S. Senate in the 2022 midterm elections

The Independent UK

Italy's left insists far-right isn't destined to win vote

Italy's Democratic Party leader is galvanizing center-left voters, trying to confound opinion polls that indicate a right-wing alliance is headed to triumph in this month's parliamentary elections

The Independent UK

Where’s Ted Budd in campaign for US Senate race? Maybe right where he wants to be

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Republican Rep. Ted Budd is “MIA on the campaign trail,” the N.C. Democratic Party said in an August email to supporters.

Tribune News Service

Non-locals, security personnel being registered as voters in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti

Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti asked the administration to “come clean on this”

The Hindu

In race for Washington congressional seat, Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez courts voters of both parties

RIDGEFIELD, Wash. — Amid the corn dog stands, bumper cars and llama pens at the Clark County Fair in early August, Democratic candidate Marie Gluesenkamp Perez looked for signs of hope for her congressional campaign this fall.

Tribune News Service

Health care bill will cut costs and improve access, Kamala Harris tells Durham seniors

DURHAM, N.C. — With midterm elections just over two months away, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Durham on Thursday to promote the Biden administration’s efforts to reduce health care costs and increase access.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Daily entries to Japan to be raised to 50,000 from Sept. 7

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that the government will relax its border control measures against the novel coronavirus, raising the daily limit on entries to 50,000 people from Sept. 7. During a morning press conference at the Prime Minister's Office, Kishida also apologized for the Liberal Democratic Party's relationship…

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DeSantis-suspended Broward school board member, challenger fight for votes in November runoff

MIAMI — The next chapter of the contentious relationship between the state’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the school board of Broward County, the Florida county with the most registered Democratic Party voters, revolves around one central question: Could and would the governor suspend a school board member twice?

The Hindu

Tharoor does not rule out candidature for AICC president

He says a democratic country needs a democratic party

Axios

Democrats try to unionize campaigns

The DCCC's move could serve as a model and a pressure point for Democratic candidates running in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried proclaim Democrats are unified in quest to unseat Ron DeSantis

TAMARAC, Fla. — Charlie Crist and Nikki Fried proclaimed Thursday night that Florida Democrats are unified, though the words and visuals showed it’s much easier to talk about unity than actually achieve it.

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President Biden kicks off Democratic midterm push at Maryland rally

ROCKVILLE, Md. — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee kicked off the party’s midterm campaign Thursday in Maryland’s safely Democratic suburbs with a show of solidarity that showcased Wes Moore, a rising star with a good shot at flipping the state’s governorship.

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Maloney defeats Biaggi in New York’s 17th Congressional District Democratic primary

Sean Patrick Maloney defeated Alessandra Biaggi in the Democratic Party primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District on August 23, 2022. Mondaire Jones (D) had represented the 17th Congressional District since 2021, but ran in New York’s 10th Congressional District this election cycle.

The Independent UK

Sanna Marin: Finnish Prime Minister tests negative for drugs after party video row

Leader of the Social Democratic Party had agreed to take test after she was criticised for having a night out with friends

The Independent UK

Italy's Meloni shocks opponents with alleged rape video

The far-right candidate who aspires to be Italy’s first female premier has come under fire from opponents for posting a pixelized video that purports to show a woman being raped by an asylum-seeker

Tribune News Service

Beto O’Rourke courts Dallas Black voters he’ll need to beat Texas Gov. Greg Abbott

DALLAS — At a North Dallas event this summer, Dallas executive Timothy Wilson challenged Beto O’Rourke to step up his outreach to Black voters by engaging them in nontraditional campaign venues — their neighborhoods.

Salon

RFK Jr.’s anti-vax socials removed

RFK Jr.’s anti-vax socials were taken down as they were found to be promoting misinformation

Reuters

Italy's PD pledges 'dowry' for young people in election manifesto

Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) will offer teenagers a "dowry" of up to 10,000 euros ($10,035) when they turn 18, the party said in its manifesto made public on Friday ahead of next month's election, perhaps the most eye-catching promise in a 37-page programme.

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