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Initiative to remove party labels from King Co. races to be on fall ballot (Seattle Pos)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:50:09 GMT

A push to remove political party labels from most King County elective offices has won enough support to bring it before voters for approval.

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[ALOCHONA] Political parties urged to exercise pure democracy (Daily Online Alochona)

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:34:00 GMT

Political parties urged to exercise pure democracy Speakers at a roundtable yesterday called on major political parties to exercise pure democracy within the parties. No major political parties exercise democracy. Democracy cannot be established through pressure or with mighty hands, they added. Political party leaders said failure of the political parties is one of the reasons behind 1/11 scenario....

Source : Daily Online Alochona (subscribe)

Conservative Looking For A Political Party (7.62mm Justice)

Thu, 15 May 2008 06:07:21 GMT

As many have said in the past year, I didn't leave the Republican party, the party left me. I confess, that said statement very much sums up how I feel about the current situation of the Presidential Election. As a self-respecting conservative voter, I cannot vote for either Hillary or Obama. Neither of which match up [...]

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Political parties in Sierra Leone vow to hold peaceful council elections (People Daily)

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:44:18 GMT

Political parties in Sierra Leone have agreed to refrain from activities detrimental to the holding of peaceful local council elections in July, the UN website report said Wednesday. The political parties reached the agreement at an ...

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New Political Party Promotes Church as Georgia's Strongest Defender (Eurasianet )

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:05:38 GMT

BY MOLLY CORSO A new political party that advocates a stronger role for the Georgian Orthodox Church is making waves on Georgia's political landscape on the eve of the country's May 21 parliamentary vote.

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United Socialist Party of Venezuela Presents Candidate Nomination Plan for Next Elections (Net News Publisher)

Wed, 14 May 2008 17:23:42 GMT

The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is set to make history by becoming the first political party in Venezuela to hold democratic internal elections in a three-and-a-half-week process, in which all members of the new party will be eligible to nominate and vote for candidates for the upcoming state and local elections. PSUV regional vice-president [...]

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Political parties unite behind Scorpions (Mail & Guardian)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:53:25 GMT

The African Christian Democratic Party, Democratic Alliance, Independent Democrats and United Democratic Movement have filed a joint submission in the Pretoria High Court as a friend of the court in support of Hugh Glenister's bid to stop the disbanding of the Scorpions, the parties said on Thursday.

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National Freedom Front: Sri Lanka's newest political party takes the stage (Colombo Page)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:16:00 GMT

May 14, Colombo: The National Freedom Front (NFF), Sri Lanka's newest political party organized by former Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) dissidents, held its inaugural convocation of representatives today.

Source : Colombo Page (subscribe)

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CA’s invitation for dialogue: Parties set conditions (The New Nation)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Shahidul Islam With the Chief Adviser's Office yesterday completed sending the invitation letters to all political parties, listed on the basis of pre-dialogue sittings and the Election Commission's (EC's) talks with them, senior leaders of the major political parties started tightening their belts by setting up tough pre-conditions for their participation in the ensuing...

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Practice of democracy in political parties stressed (The New Nation)

Wed, 14 May 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Staff Reporter Speakers at a function yesterday laid emphasis on practicing democratic culture within political parties with a view to institutionalising democracy in the country. Democracy cannot get strong footings if there were no strong political parties. Only political stability guarantee's national development and investment, they added. Democratic cultures...

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Bangladesh invites parties for election talks (Alertnet)

Wed, 14 May 2008 10:44:42 GMT

Source: Reuters By Nizam Ahmed DHAKA, May 14 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's interim government invited political parties for talks on elections planned for December, while pressing on with the prosecution of two detained ...

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Political party cultures on the Irish left… (The Cedar Lounge Revolution)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:47:07 GMT

The last six weeks or so I’ve been out socially with groups which have been made up in whole or large part from our leading left wing parties. And in a way these have been revealing for what they say about the culture of Irish left politics as much as the individual parties. One [...]

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Somalia: Somaliland's Election Commission to Mediate Among Party Leaders (All Africa)

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:43:43 GMT

After weeks of political wrangling, a key decision has been reached among major political parties in negotiations organized by the election commission in Somaliland, a separatist region in northern Somalia, an elections official said.

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Left eyes star alliance (The Telegraph India)

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:41:49 GMT

New Delhi, May 15: Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, who is expected to launch a political party next month, has approached the CPM and the CPI for an alliance.

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Dissident activity takes a backseat (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:39:19 GMT

ADILABAD: Leaders of all political parties seem to have veered round to the view that dissidence is not worth the trouble, as their political future is tied up with the outcome of the May 29 byelection in Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency. ...

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The Judicial Juggernaut (JCR Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:40:00 GMT

By: Republican US Senate Candidate Steve Rathje For months now the United States Senate has been gridlocked over judicial nominations. People can blow a lot of hot air blaming one side of the isle or the other. The fact is, however, that in the end it is not one political party that loses. It is the American public who lose. There are currently 46 judicial vacancies throughout the United...

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Tensions high as protests grow in bid to wipe Bombay off the map (News Scotsman)

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:27:54 GMT

WHAT'S in a name? Everything, according to a powerful political party boss in Mumbai and his hordes of violent followers.

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Campaigning for Cantonment Board polls reaches feverish pitch (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:40:25 GMT

NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the upcoming Delhi Cantonment Board elections reached a feverish pitch on Thursday as both the major political parties, the Congress and the BJP, brought in their senior leaders to push for their candidates in the ...

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Assets of 69 candidates show huge increase (Hindu)

Thu, 15 May 2008 21:17:16 GMT

HUBLI: The assets of 69 candidates of various political parties contesting the Assembly elections in eight districts of north Karnataka have increased by an average 339 per cent in the past four years. Addressing presspersons here on ...

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Weird. (The Tiger in Somerville)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:20:51 GMT

Every time I’m about ready to pronounce my own political party, the Republicans, dead, stuff like this happens. Go figure. Update: But hey, if the Democratic Party wants to lose more than the Republican Party does, who am I to stand in the way?

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