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Raul Castro Proposes Political Term Limits in Cuba
By not in system - AOL NewsHAVANA - Raul Castro proposed term limits Saturday for Cuban politicians - including himself - a remarkable gesture on an island ruled for 52 years by him and his brother. The 79-year-old president lamented the lack of young leaders in government, saying the country was paying the price for errors made in the past. Castro told delegates to a crucial Communist Party summit that he would launch a "systematic rejuvenation" of the government. He said politicians and other important officials should be restricted to two consecutive five-year terms, including "the current president of the Council ...
Kay Bailey Hutchison Won't Seek Re-Election: Her Career Highlights
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsSen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced in a letter today that she won't seek to defend her Senate seat next year. "I am announcing today that I will not be a candidate for re-election in 2012," she wrote, according to the Houston Chronicle. "That should give the people of Texas ample time to consider who my successor will be." Hutchison is currently in her third Senate term as a Republican from Texas. She says that she plans to spend more time with her family once her term expires. Hutchison has had a lengthy career in Texas politics, often making appearances on the national political ...
Three Terms for Barack Obama?
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyWith President-elect Barack Obama set to take the oath of office to begin his first term, one New York Congressman wants to make it possible for him to one day serve a third. Representative Jose Serrano (D) has introduced a bill in the House to abolish the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which limits presidents to two consecutive terms or ten years in office. Until 1951, there was nothing preventing a president from seeing election for more than two terms. But all presidents prior to Franklin Delano Roosevelt honored a tradition begun by George Washington and served only two consecutive ...
Bloomberg for a Third Term!
By Liza Porteus Viana - Politics DailyI'm doing a little happy dance this evening.New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has in fact decided to try to reverse the term-limits law so he can seek a third term next year and help the city emerge from financial turmoil, AP is now reporting. The New York Times is sourcing three people close the mayor as confirming the move.Bloomberg made the decision over the weekend and will announce it Thursday, a person close to the mayor told AP. This person said the Bloomberg has been wrestling with the decision for the past couple of months, particularly because the mayor has long supported the ...
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