Congressional members request UN observers for US presidential election.

Several United States Congressmen have requested United Nations observers to supervise the coming November 2 US presidential elections, confirmed the UN spokesperson. In a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, nine Congressmen including four blacks and a Latino requested the UN "to ensure free and fair elections in the US". Eddie Bernice Johnson from Texas in an official release explains the purpose of the request. "As legislators we must ensure the American people that our nation does not endure another nightmare as the 2000 presidential elections". [more]