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| Azeris Vote on Extending Aliyev's Term |
| 2009-03-19 |
 Azeri election officials reported strong turnout in a referendum Wednesday that is almost certain to hand President Ilham Aliyev the chance to rule Azerbaijan for life, provided he keeps being re-elected. More dynastic politix. He got the job when Dad died. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Seems like most of the world is and always has been run by leaders who rule for life. Some die of natural causes after long tenure, while more (most?) go the way of Saddam. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-03-19 08:53 |
| #2 Turmenbashi: Looks like Wayne Newton on posters, Liberace on statues. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-03-19 06:39 |
| #1 ...Wasn't Dad the one who looked (on the posters at least) like Dean Martin circa 1964? Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2009-03-19 06:11 |