Social Democrat wins Austrian poll

Sunday, April 25, 2004 Posted: 7:18 PM EDT (2318 GMT)

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A senior parliamentary official on Sunday defeated a rival backed by right-wing populist Joerg Haider in a presidential election, preliminary results showed.

With 50 percent of ballots counted, Heinz Fischer, the candidate of the opposition Social Democrats, had close to 52 percent of the vote. Foreign Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the conservative endorsed by Haider, had just over 48 percent.

Haider's backing of Ferrero-Waldner -- and her rival's critical stance toward the Austrian rightist, whose appeal extends to the neo-Nazi fringe -- added spice to an otherwise humdrum race for the mostly ceremonial position.

Although the post of president is largely ceremonial, the result was seen as a indicator of voter sentiment toward the government coalition midway through its term.
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VOTE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM IN YOUR COUNTRY!!!

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Actually, Heinz, this can be argued since you changed your name to "Hainz" underneath your avatar.

w00t!

congrats

just dont do your office-mates. ^_^

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"We did not choose to become robots. There was an accident in our studio. We were working on our sampler, and at exactly 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 1999, it exploded. When we regained consciousness, we discovered that we had become robots."

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Originally posted by trancebrat Actually, Heinz, this can be argued since you changed your name to "Hainz" underneath your avatar.

they both mean the same name.

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Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk:: they both mean the same name.

riiiight, so you can change your name at will. do you have 2 birth certificates too?

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Maynard James Keenan:
Like hearing my grandmother, talk to her dog that way -- "Ooo
-- puppy!" and I said I'd never do that, ever! And now I have two
dogs and I talk like an imbecile! I wander around, "Ooo! You want
food!" I've turned into a f*cking moron.

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Originally posted by getfoul riiiight, so you can change your name at will. do you have 2 birth certificates too?

i have 4

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Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk:: i have 4

i have 5 so neh!

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"We did not choose to become robots. There was an accident in our studio. We were working on our sampler, and at exactly 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 1999, it exploded. When we regained consciousness, we discovered that we had become robots."

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Originally posted by ::TranceVanDyk:: i have 4

is that possible to be born 4 times?

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Maynard James Keenan:
Like hearing my grandmother, talk to her dog that way -- "Ooo
-- puppy!" and I said I'd never do that, ever! And now I have two
dogs and I talk like an imbecile! I wander around, "Ooo! You want
food!" I've turned into a f*cking moron.

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Originally posted by getfoul is that possible to be born 4 times?

yeah

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"We did not choose to become robots. There was an accident in our studio. We were working on our sampler, and at exactly 9:09 a.m. on September 9, 1999, it exploded. When we regained consciousness, we discovered that we had become robots."

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Originally posted by getfoul is that possible to be born 4 times?

Multiple personality disorder

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Originally posted by getfoul is that possible to be born 4 times?

Reincarnation.

12rd post.