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Leadership Change at China's 18th Communist Party Congress
As Americans go to the polls, China's beginning the secret, week-long process of choosing new leaders for the next 10 years. What's at stake?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs Americans go to the polls, China's beginning the secret, week-long process of choosing new leaders for the next ten years. We hear why this transition is so different from those that have gone before and what's at stake for China and the rest of the world. Also, long lines, voting irregularities and possible recounts in today's presidential election. On Reporter's Notebook, do voters have a right to know who spends money for and against ballot propositions? Anonymous contributions to America's political campaigns.
Banner image: Visitors to Tiananmen Square stand in front of a screen showing propaganda displays November 6, 2012, just days before the party's all-important congress opens, Photo by David Gray/Reuters
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3 storiesLong Lines, Voting Irregularities and Possible Recounts
The early stories about today's election feature long lines, provisional ballots, election monitors with political agendas and the potential for automatic recounts. Wendy Weiser is trying to keep track of it all. She's Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School.
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While the world waits to see if there will be leadership change in Washington, in China it's guaranteed, but nothing is out in the open. The Communist Party is about to start meeting behind closed doors to endorse the tiny group who will run the number two superpower for the next ten years.
Read the story37 minCalifornia, Ballot Measures and Dark Money
California law says voters should know who's spending the money for and against ballot propositions, but federal law protects non-profits from revealing who their funders really are. When a nonprofit in Arizona spent $11 million last-minute on two California measures, the State Supreme Court ordered disclosure .
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