News Wrap: Will Election Fraud Findings Lead to Afghan Constitutional Crisis?

06/23/11 Listen to the Audio HARI SREENIVASAN: Afghanistan faces a possible constitutional crisis after a special court ruled today that 62 members of Parliament were elected by fraud. The tribunal threw out the results in a quarter of last year's parliamentary races. President Hamid Karzai created the court after rivals made major gains in the elections. Parliament serves as the only check on Karzai's ...

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Jim Himes, NJ Republican trade barbs on CNBC's 'Squawk Box'

07/11/11 Rep. Jim Himes co-hosted CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday, July 11, 2011 with New Jersey Republican Rep. Scott Garrett. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- Not far from the spot where Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton , U.S. Rep.

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World briefs: 7/14/11

07/14/11 KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- President Hamid Karzai climbed into his slain half-brother's grave Wednesday and sobbed alongside the coffin, mourning the loss of the most powerful figure in southern Afghanistan before appointing another brother to take the man's place.

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