Monday, December 3rd, 2007
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 16,623
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Re: International election watchdogs slam Russian polls
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Originally Posted by Mynydd
A joint statement by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe said Sunday's poll "was not fair and failed to meet many OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections."
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... s ed quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
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et nati natorum, et qui nascentur ab illis.'
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–Plato–
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–Gerry McGeough, Irish Nationalist and POW–
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