Shinawatra heiress elected Thailand’s PM
17 Aug
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Shinawatra heiress elected Thailand’s PM

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Politics tamfitronics BANGKOK — The 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra became Thailand's prime minister Friday, the third member of the influential but divisive clan to lead the country.Paetongtarn Shinawatra — the youngest leader in Thailand's history as a constitutional monarchy and the second woman premier after her aunt Yingluck — assumes office after two court rulings that threw the kingdom's politics into turmoil.She will hope to avoid the fate of her father and aunt, both of whom were ousted by the army during a two-decade power struggle between Thaksin and the kingdom's conservative pro-military, pro-royalist establishment.Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra performs a greeting in thanks as the party members applaud to celebrate after winning the parliamentary vote to become prime minister, at the Pheu Thai Party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, 16 August...
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Opinion: ‘Politics makes strange bedfellows’
17 Aug
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Opinion: ‘Politics makes strange bedfellows’

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics Clark County Today Editor Ken Vance takes a peak behind the curtain of Monday’s Clark County Republican Party Central Committee meetingKen Vance, editorClark County TodayIn a news story earlier this week, I shared with you the fact that Rep. Jim Walsh, the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party, praised the Clark County Republican Party (CCRP) for its performance in the August primary election. Walsh did so in the form of a video that was played for party precinct committee officers (PCOs) prior to Monday’s CCRP Central Committee meeting in Brush Prairie.Ken VanceAfter the video was played, the CCRP leadership and its PCOs discussed several ways they could translate their success in the primary into success in November’s general election. The meeting was contentious at times, as frustrations with candidates in...
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‘Obaseki Was Not A Politician, I Made Him Governor’ – Shaibu Boasts
17 Aug
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‘Obaseki Was Not A Politician, I Made Him Governor’ – Shaibu Boasts

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Politics tamfitronics Politics tamfitronics The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has berated Governor Godwin Obaseki for failing to recognise the court judgment on his reinstatement to office.Naija News recalls that the duo have been at loggerheads over issues regarding the governorship election in the state.In an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Shaibu said he was asked to be Obaseki’s deputy to add political value to the party’s ticket because the Governor was not a politician.Shaibu also stated that it took former governor, Adams Oshiomhole, three months to convince him to support Obaseki to become governor.He said, “Obaseki was not a politician, even financially, Obaseki was not financially strong to even contest the election. Oshiomhole brought him and when Oshiomhole brought him, some of us argued that he could not be him. It took...
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Inside the rift that could define the future of Pennsylvania politics
17 Aug
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Inside the rift that could define the future of Pennsylvania politics

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Politics tamfitronics John Fetterman was angry.The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania was readying to speak at a disaster response press conference in Bucks County on July 16, 2023, just hours after flooding in Upper Makefield that ultimately killed seven people. Local officials spoke for a few minutes to offer an initial update for the assembled press. Then, Gov. Josh Shapiro provided information on what his administration was doing to respond to the emergency.After a few minutes, Shapiro tossed the microphone back to the local responders — not Fetterman. Moments later, the event wrapped without Fetterman ever speaking.Already deeply skeptical of Shapiro, Fetterman swore off appearing at events alongside the governor going forward, as three sources familiar with the incident told NBC News.Fetterman went “through four or five rounds of prep on the run of show for...
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