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Several people were injured when police used batons to break up a pro-democracy rally in this Algerian capital, a media report said Sunday. Algerian police brandishing clubs, but no firearms, weaved their way through the crowd of about 50 opposition supporters in central Algiers Saturday, banging their shields, tackling some... 

BOSTON — Supporters of the so-called Green Movement opposition in Iran were back on the streets Sunday, observing the traditional Shiite seven-day mourning period for the death of two young protesters killed last Tuesday in Tehran. Protesters gathered at the IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) headquarters in Jame... 

The PAP is handing out goodies like there was no tomorrow. It has to. Because it's desperate. It knows that without these feel-good giveaways, there would be trouble at the next elections. This is why it is handing out up to $800 per voter on 1 May 2011. And you can be sure the polling day will not be far from that date. But...