Chad Smith re-elected as Cherokee chief
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Chad Smith was elected to a third term as chief of the Cherokee Nation on Saturday as the tribe deals with controversy surrounding a vote to rescind the tribal membership of the descendants of its slaves.
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POLOKWANE, South Africa Dec. 18 -- Jacob Zuma, who was fired as South Africa's deputy president less than three years ago, was elected leader of the ruling African National Congress on Tuesday, a victory that cements his position as favorite to become president of South Africa in 2009.
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RAMADI, Iraq  - The head of a tribal council in Iraq's western province of Anbar said on Sunday that tribesmen had killed 55 al Qaeda fighters in a battle on Saturday, but the U.S. military could not confirm the figures.
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Black Cherokee Indians said on Tuesday they will challenge a weekend vote to kick them out of the tribe that once owned their ancestors as slaves.
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This is a story about second chances. Or, perhaps, third chances. J.R. Smith is in his third year in the NBA, is just barely old enough to buy what former Gov. William Weld liked to call an "amber-colored beverage," and is now with his third NBA team, the Denver Nuggets.
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Rep. Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat whose document condemning the war with Iraq became policy for the Congressional Black Caucus, was elected the group's leader Monday. He pledged to pursue more frequent meetings with the White House.
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Mark Latham was re-elected leader of the Australian Labor Party, one of Australia&#39;s biggest political parties, here Friday. Jenny Macklin was returned to the deputy&#39;s position.
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By Harry Franklin, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Ga.  Dec. 16--HAMILTON, Ga. -- During the 29 years since A. Stephen Johnson of West Point inherited all of the shoals area of Flat Shoals Creek, he has tried to keep the property in a natural state.
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Zambia's Electoral Commission said Monday that President Levy Mwanawasa was re-elected to a second term, collecting 43 percent of the votes cast in last week's balloting.
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Republican Rep. Robin Hayes has won re-election in North Carolina's 8th District.
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By S.E. Ruckman, Tulsa World, Okla.  May 31--The Osage Nation will hold three hearings to discuss proposed tribal legislation that would establish the Osage Nation Environmental and Natural Resources Department and an Environmental and Natural Resources Commission.
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Tunis - Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was re-elected in presidential elections with 94,48 percent of the vote, according to official results published on Monday.
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Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has won re-election for a second term, poll officials say.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's army retook the eastern military center of Abeche on Sunday after the withdrawal of rebels who took the town a day earlier in the latest challenge to President Idriss Deby, the government and aid workers said.
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For the second time in two seasons, the Jets on Sunday will welcome Chad Pennington back after an extended absence.
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President Bush on Wednesday renewed his nomination of a former mining executive to lead the Mine Safety Health Administration.
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Incumbent president Mwai Kibaki has been re-elected as leader of Kenya, the country's electoral commission announced Sunday.