Mugabe: Opposition Victory a "Coup"

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Sunday March 30, 2008 · 6:00 PM PDT

2008/03/30 · 18:00

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is blocking the release of results that likely show a significant opposition victory in yesterday's elections.

From the Guardian:

Independent monitoring groups said returns posted at about two-thirds of polling stations gave [Morgan] Tsvangirai [leader of the opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change] 55% of the vote to Mugabe's 36%. The monitors said there was no way for the president to win the election legitimately. He had even lost in his home territory of Mashonaland as well as other former strongholds.

Mugabe is showing no signs that he will accept the loss, however. A spokesman warned Tsvangirai

not to declare himself president because that "is called a coup d'etat and we all know how coups are handled."

Apparently taking the threat seriously, Tsvangirai has yet to make a public appearance.

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Thursday April 05, 2007 · 6:46 PM PDT

2007/04/05 · 18:46

On March 26-27, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network held its largest-ever Lobby Day in Washington, D.C., working to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

I was there, along with a large group from my law school and nearly 200 others. Follow me over the flip for some background on this issue, my experience, and what you can do to help.

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