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Pro-gov't pols sweep Jordan elections (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:35:30 GMT

Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday.


Jordan Islamists win local poll seats despite pullout (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:17:40 GMT

Members of Jordan's opposition Islamic Action Front (IAF) won seats in municipal elections on Wednesday despite withdrawing from the race citing fraud, officials said after polling closed.


Jordan's first independent TV station to challenge state-run network (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:17:19 GMT

Jordan's first private sector television station, ATV, made its on-air debut Wednesday with a promise to offer an alternative to decades of state-controlled media, company officials said.


Jordan Islamists threaten legislative election boycott (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:44:09 GMT

Jordan's main opposition party the Islamic Action Front said on Wednesday it could boycott legislative elections later this year, a day after it pulled out of municipal polls claiming fraud.


5 teachers from state to tour Jordan (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:34:34 GMT

Five Washington teachers will soon be in the classroom in Jordan as part of an international exchange program.


Olmert floats proposal for deploying Jordan troops in West Bank (World Tribune)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 01:01:28 GMT

JERUSALEM — Israel is reviewing the prospect of deploying Jordan's military in the West Bank.


Former Jordan trustee works to restore public trust (The Post-Standard)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:10:02 GMT

While the Jordan Village Board is on the verge of naming a new trustee, the old one is picking up the pieces of his life. Mayor Richard Platten said the board could announce Michael Marrero's replacement as early as tonight, when the board holds its regular meeting at 7 p.m. at the village hall.


Pro-Gov't Pols Sweep Jordan Elections (The Daily Comet)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:28:40 GMT

AMMAN, Jordan Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday.


Pro-gov't pols sweep Jordan elections (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:22:30 GMT

Pro-government and independent candidates swept local elections in Jordan, including the first-ever vote for city mayors, official results showed Wednesday. Despite a boycott by the Islamic Action Front - the country's largest opposition party - four candidates from the fundamentalist group won municipal council seats. Tuesday's municipal election was the first time Jordanians were directly ...


Iraq football team feted in Jordan on way home (Khaleej Times)
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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:40:30 GMT

AMMAN — The Iraq football team arrived in Jordan yesterday to a hero’s welcome after winning the Asian Cup at the weekend, with compatriots praising them for uniting their divided country.