| On the eve of reelection day, Kenya's courts thrust into limelight Posted: 25 Oct 2017 02:00 PM PDT ![On the eve of reelection day, Kenya's courts thrust into limelight]( "On the eve of reelection day, Kenya's courts thrust into limelight") When Kenyan chief justice David Maraga entered his courtroom Wednesday morning, on the eve of a hotly disputed presidential election here, the whole country seemed to be listening. Seven weeks earlier, Kenya's Supreme Court had struck down the results of the country's August presidential election and ordered it rerun after the opposition claimed the vote counting was rigged – the only time an African court had ever done that, and just the fourth time it had happened in the entire world. Recommended: How much do you know about Africa's most populous country?
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| Battle over fine print: Why GOP is risking consumer ire to support banks Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:55 PM PDT ![Battle over fine print: Why GOP is risking consumer ire to support banks]( "Battle over fine print: Why GOP is risking consumer ire to support banks") By the barest of margins, Congress delivered a major win to the financial industry, repealing a new federal rule that would have made it easier for consumers to sue financial companies. GOP lawmakers say they want to avoid an explosion of class-action lawsuits against big banks and others that the new rule might have fostered.
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| Why #MeToo spread around the world Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:51 PM PDT ![Why #MeToo spread around the world]( "Why #MeToo spread around the world") One good predictor of a country becoming more peaceful, according to the 2017 Global Peace Index, is how much its men accept the rights of women. This insight on peace and gender equality may help explain why the #MeToo campaign has exploded on social media around the world in the one month since the story broke of sexual harassment accusations made against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. Many are not only seeking peace for themselves but hoping to shift the conversation about violence against women.
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| New endangered species: the GOP deficit hawk Posted: 25 Oct 2017 12:13 PM PDT ![New endangered species: the GOP deficit hawk]( "New endangered species: the GOP deficit hawk") Republicans have a storied tradition of minding the nation's fiscal store. Calvin Coolidge pushed for tax cuts, but also for spend-less-than-you-earn budgets. After World War II, the party contributed to fiscal plans that rapidly unwound a war-related surge in debt.
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