"Morocco moves up its election date" August 17, 2011|Associated Press
RABAT, Morocco - The North African kingdom has seen frequent protests over the past months, with demonstrators calling for a new parliamentary election and constitutional reforms.
A secular party close to the king won the most seats in the last parliamentary election, in September 2007, despite expectations that the Islamist PJD party would dominate the vote.
I smell a rigging.
Fear of the unknown appeared to trump the anti-corruption message of the PJD, or Justice and Development Party....
That's what they came up with for an excuse?
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"A C-130 military transport plane crashed into a Moroccan mountain yesterday in bad weather, killing 78 people, the state news agency said...
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