Read more political reform stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4733/political-reform.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:17:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/53883/zimbabwe-sees-hope-as-mugabes-grip-weakens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGains are fragile and much work remains, but opposition lawmakers in Zimbabwe's new coalition government finally see hope that they can weaken Robert Mugabe and put the nation on track, the New York Times reports. Donor nations are pressuring for better economic policies, a free press, and other reforms, and...http://www.newser.com/story/53883/zimbabwe-sees-hope-as-mugabes-grip-weakens.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 8:40:59 CDThttp://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/38292/iraq-passes-election-law-but-skirts-key-issues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Iraqi parliament today passed a long-delayed law establishing provincial elections, a step the government hopes will protect recent security gains by opening the political process. The first elections are expected in January, the New York Times reports, but questions remain about how to ensure representation for Iraq’s religious minorities,...http://www.newser.com/story/38292/iraq-passes-election-law-but-skirts-key-issues.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Sep 2008 13:29:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33027/sarkozy-s-reform-bill-passes-by-a-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed the passing yesterday of a constitutional reform, fulfilling a key campaign pledge. The overhaul of parliamentary and executive powers passed in the assembly and senate by a single vote, capturing 539 votes when it needed 538, the BBC reports. The opposition says the change will...http://www.newser.com/story/33027/sarkozy-s-reform-bill-passes-by-a-hair.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Jul 2008 9:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32561/mccain-again-banking-on-reform-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter shying away from the issue for some time, John McCain is returning to his credentials as a crusader for campaign-finance reform, Politico notes. In an attempt to woo independent voters, the Republican is underlining his reputation as a Washington reformer, while coping with flak from small-government conservatives within his...http://www.newser.com/story/32561/mccain-again-banking-on-reform-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Jul 2008 14:38:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30496/dr-obama-and-mr-hyde.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama has two faces: there’s the "high-minded" liberal “Dr. Barack” and the politically calculating, win at-all-costs “Fast Eddie Obama,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times . The split personality clearly emerged in Obama’s announcement that he won’t accept public financing—a money-making move that leaves his ardent support...http://www.newser.com/story/30496/dr-obama-and-mr-hyde.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Jun 2008 5:20:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/2813/china-eases-up-slightly-on-tiananmen-anniversary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs part of its campaign to attract Western visitors to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China allowed Tiananmen Square memorials this year for the first time since the protests of June 4, 1989. The government maintains that the uprising was a counterrevolutionary riot and refuses to release details; a security crackdown...http://www.newser.com/story/2813/china-eases-up-slightly-on-tiananmen-anniversary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 05 Jun 2007 9:51:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/1556/chinese-talk-the-talk-on-democracy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's spring in China, and calls for democracy are in bloom, the New York Times reports. Articles are about the need for political reform are being published—even encouraged—and leaders are promising openness. But the outburst of rhetoric has more to do with the political calendar than with an...http://www.newser.com/story/1556/chinese-talk-the-talk-on-democracy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Apr 2007 12:26:46 CDT