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Hillary Clinton leads in new 2016 presidential poll

​Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is far ahead on the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential election and takes a lead against her GOP contenders, a new poll revealed on Wednesday.

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Nearly half of Americans disapprove of inviting Netanyahu to address Congress: poll

​Nearly half of American voters think that U.S. House Speaker John Boehner should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address U.S. Congress without having consulted the White House, according to a new poll released Sunday.

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Japan's LDP in lead in polls ahead of general election

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was in the lead in the latest polls that showed Thursday the party may win over 300 seats in the Dec. 14 election for the parliament's lower house.

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Poll says martial law not affect Thai tourism

​Most tourists to Thailand have not considered martial law, currently enforced nationwide, as an obstacle to their visits to the southeast Asian country, reported an opinion poll on Tuesday.

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France's Hollande sees improvement in approval rating

​Popularity of French President Francois Hollande edged 3 percent higher in November to 21 percent, a rise from an all-time low which is likely to give impetus to the struggling Socialist head of state in midterm, a poll showed on Thursday.

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Brazilian president expands lead over main rival ahead of elections

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has widened her lead over main rival Marina Silva in the run-up to the October presidential elections, the latest poll showed Tuesday.

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Brazilian presidential candidate slams rival's economic plan

Brazilian presidential candidate Aecio Neves on Thursday criticized the economic plan of his rival Marina Silva as "unfeasible."

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Brazil presidential race runoff likelier, despite gov't approval rate rises: poll

​The likelihood of a runoff in Brazil's presidential race was growing, despite the government saw an upturn in its approval rating, according to a poll released Monday.

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Brazilian president likely to win re-election in first round: poll

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is likely to be reelected in the first round of elections in October next year, according to a poll released Thursday.

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Cambodia's PM: Proposed poll probe committee violates constitution

The ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated on Sunday that the opposition-requested independent investigation committee into alleged poll irregularities was contrary to the kingdom's constitution.