Amid unrest and scandal, Turkey holds crucial local elections

The elections are widely seen as a referendum on P.M. Erdogan’s tumultuous rule

    

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Turkey to vote in crucial local elections amid graft scandal and social media ban

With Twitter bans, YouTube blocks, damning leaks and a ‘shadow government’ pulling strings behind the scenes, municipal elections in Turkey are only the beginning of a crucial 15-month voting cycle that could determine Turkey’s future for decades to come.Read Full Article at RT.com
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Why Labor Lost Its Crucial VW Vote

(Newser) – On Friday, the United Auto Workers union lost what had been hyped as a make-or-break vote for the future of the labor movement, as Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tenn., rejected a company-backed plan to unionize. Why did that happen, and what does it mean for unions? Here’s …
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Afghan-U.S. security pact in limbo on eve of crucial debate

KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Afghanistan scrambled to try to finalize a crucial security pact on Wednesday, a day before thousands of Afghan elders were due to start debating whether to allow U.S. troops to stay in the country after 2014.

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Congress enters crucial week in budget, debt limit battles

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S. government moved into the second week of a shutdown on Monday with no end in sight, a deadlocked U.S. Congress also confronted an October 17 deadline to increase the nation’s borrowing power or risk default.

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WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 7, 2013 1:06am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S….
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WASHINGTON | Mon Oct 7, 2013 1:06am EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the U.S….
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