Category Archives: Election

Campaign 2012: A Look Through the Armenian-American Lens

By Taniel Koushakjian Special to the Mirror-Spectator WASHINGTON — We are now less than a year away from the 2012 elections and the campaign trail is already heating up. The race for the White House has catapulted various GOP candidates … Continue reading

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ACA-PAC Endorses Tarkanian for Senate

LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The Armenian Council of America Political Action Committee (ACA-PAC) officially endorsed businessman Danny Tarkanian in the Republican Party primary for the US Senate that is slated to be held on Tuesday, June 8. The announcement was … Continue reading

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Accused Genocide Denier Gives Deposition in Ohio Election Case

By Thomas C. Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio — New details continue to emerge in the lead-up to the scheduled September 3 hearing in a case pitting US Rep. Jean Schmidt against an Armenian-American opponent who claims she took “blood … Continue reading

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Four Charges Dropped, One Added in Ohio Election Case

[Updated] Copies of the motion to dismiss and added claim appear at the end of this article. By Thomas C. Nash Mirror-Spectator Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio — During a probable cause hearing on August 13, the legal team for Rep. Jean … Continue reading

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‘Maine Man’ Promotes Armenian Culture, Heritage

By Daphne Abeel Mirror-Spectator Staff PORTLAND, Maine — It’s not a great pun, but you could call Gerard Kaladjian the Armenian community’s “Maine Man.” Now a resident of Portland, Kaladjian, who was born in Damascus, moved here from the Boston … Continue reading

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A Reinvigorated ADL Emerges from the 81st Convention

Reinvention and Adaptation Of New Armenian Realities Are Necessary By Taleen Babayan Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON — The Armenian Democratic Liberal Organization’s (ADL) District Committee of United States and Canada held its 81st Annual Convention on Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6 … Continue reading

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Kocharian Defends Media Blackout, RFE/RL Resumes Reporting

YEREVAN (RFE/RL) — On March 17, President Robert Kocharian defended through a spokesman his administration’s continuing refusal to allow Armenia’s leading independent and pro-opposition newspapers and online publications to resume news reporting. All of those media outlets suspended or were … Continue reading

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Armenia Pressures Opponents, Arrests 30 for Post-Election Riots

YEREVAN (Reuters) — Armenian police have arrested 30 opposition activists for starting a riot, which killed eight people, the Prosecutor-General said on Tuesday, March 4, in a clampdown on opponents during a state of emergency. Armenia’s military commander also said … Continue reading

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