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This caught my eye early this AM.

This,"Official figures were expected to be announced at a press conference later on Wednesday.

“There was clear vote-rigging in several districts,” IAF spokesman Jamil Abu Baker told the French Press Agency.

“We did not expect all of our candidates to win, but thought that at least 16 or 18 of them would on the basis of our extensive polling.” is so Carvellesque as to be hilarious.

Did Pelosi and Kucinich make a stop in Jordan to palaver with their Fundamentalist Muslim paisanos? Or did they have one, big, mega-church style meeting with all of their terrorist supporting brethren?

For some time now many Muslims have been pulling away from such religion based political parties, and the mullahs and imams who have been wielding power lo these many years are quite unhappy about it. This could well be the beginnings of the Reformation of Islam, and long over due it is.

h/t BBC

update: Here are a couple of articles from around the region.
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/news/article_1375442.php/Official_Jordan_poll_results_confirm_Islamists_defeat__Roundup_

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/21/AR2007112100708.html

http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?selected=Situation%20Reports&sitrep=1&id=298643

Good reading, and y'all have a good Thanksgiving!