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A Malaysian Benazir Bhutto? Nurul Izzah Follows Famous Father Into Politics

KUALA LUMPUR – The father, Anwar Ibrahim failed: the opposition coalition he’s been leading lost this month’s national elections. By all accounts, he will never be Prime Minister. The daughter, Nurul Izzah Anwar, was instead reelected comfortably to her seat as Member of Parliament in the May 5 legislative ballot. Time is on her side, […]

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He’s Back! Mark Sanford And 8 More Great Political Resurrections

Four years ago, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford disappeared from the public eye for five days, telling his staff he was “Hiking the Apalachian trail.” Since then, the expression has become the euphemism in American popular culture for infidelity, but Sanford may have the last laugh. The 52-year-old Republican pulled off an unexpected political comeback, […]

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