Geraldine Ann Ferraro earned a place in history as the first woman vice-presidential candidate on a national party ticket.  She died last week.  She was a political pioneer.

David Cameron is Britain’s new Prime Minister. The photo shows him shaking hands with the Queen, who invited him to become prime minister following Gordon Brown’s resignation and the agreement between  Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to form a coalition government.

Gordon Brown resigned. Speaking outside No 10, he said: “I wish the next prime minister well as he makes the important choices for the future.

Tout savoir sur les elections britanniques, c’est ici !

Une petite révision sur le système politique britannique : là

An interview in The Guardian

Chinese censors blocked access to Twitter and other popular online services today , two days before the twentieth anniversary of the democracy protests in Tiananmen Square.

Read more about it here

Former President Bill Clinton gives President Barack Obama an “A” grade (= a good mark) for his first month in office, but tells ABC News that Obama needs to put on a more positive face when speaking to the American people about the economy and must keep pressure on Republicans who try to obstruct his plans.

A very simple video (no words, no vocabulary) explaining how Internet modified political campaigns.

Can we trust polls ?*

This article from the politico website (http://www.politico.com/)  states that Barack Obama, the first black major-party nominee, is positioned to win the largest share of white voters of any Democrat in more than three decades. Read more about this question here.  

You can aslo watch a very short video about polls. It is in fact a poll about polls among journalists form this website.

*polls = les sondages

Here are a few videos from the McCain/Obama debate. This first part deals with the financial crisis :

 This second part deals with the war on Irak. The two candidates clearly differ on this issue.