Read more electoral reform stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21581/electoral-reform.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:40:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39001/the-vice-presidency-must-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFew countries have vice presidents, and the US shouldn’t either, Bruce Ackerman writes in the LA Times . The founding fathers established the office as a consolation prize, the Yale law and political science professor explains, and it's morphed into a ticket-balancing slot. "This isn't a question on which the founders...http://www.newser.com/story/39001/the-vice-presidency-must-go.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 02 Oct 2008 16:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17306/berlusconi-eyes-3rd-term-as-prime-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly's president will begin crisis talks tonight with top politicians after last night's resignation of PM Romano Prodi. While a technocrat will probably take the helm of the country for a few months, Silvio Berlusconi is waiting in the wings, and the richest man in Italy has his sights set...http://www.newser.com/story/17306/berlusconi-eyes-3rd-term-as-prime-minister.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Jan 2008 9:52:09 CST