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The lawmaker strode through parliament, smiling politely and clutching a chair — his contribution to a barricade designed to paralyze proceedings.
At the end of a long road that disappears in a scrub-brush desert where camels trek across orange ribbons of sand, the first freely elected president in Mauritania's history believes he is watching a democratic revolution unfold.
President Barack Obama says governments that respect the will of their people enjoy more prosperity, stability and success than those that don't.
President Barack Obama is preaching the gospel of democracy to students in Russia.
The U.S. Embassy in Vietnam expressed deep concern Tuesday about the arrest of a prominent lawyer known for his pro-democracy writings and defense of human rights activists.
A joint report by a human rights group and U.S.-funded broadcast services accuses China of deceptively distributing billions of dollars in aid to Africa and other regions in no-strings-attached packages that promote Chinese power while subverting human rights.
President Barack Obama says no country should try to impose a system of government on another nation.
Action star Jackie Chan's comments wondering whether Chinese people "need to be controlled" have drawn sharp rebuke in his native Hong Kong and in Taiwan.
Fiji's military ruler on Wednesday refused to buckle to demands that he hold democratic elections this year, saying he would stick to his own timetable even if it meant facing sanctions.
China failed to enact democratic reforms in 2008 despite promises to do so, a private democracy watchdog organization said Tuesday.
Political scientists define a mature democracy as a country that has had two peaceful transfers of power from one democratically elected head of state to another. By that definition, only a handful of Africa's 54 nations can be classified as full-fledged democracies.
Political scientists use a simple litmus test to determine if a country has a mature democracy: Has it had not just one — but two — successful handovers of power from one legitimately elected leader to another?
Seventeen years. That’s how long it’s been since the release of the “Use Your Illusion” albums, the last new offering of original songs by the once-dominant hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. Come Nov. 23, a reconfigured edition of the group will release the long-awaited “Chinese Democracy” album.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday he hopes Bangladesh can make a peaceful transition to democracy through free and fair elections due in December.
Swaziland's government banned independent civil rights groups from meeting later this week, saying Tuesday that the gathering could be destabilizing for Africa's last absolute monarchy.
Sondhi Limthongkul says he is fighting to save Thai democracy from what he calls the corrupt politicians who have abused it to remain in power.
The small clique of army generals who masterminded Mauritania's latest coup say all the right things: they want to end authoritarianism, they want elections, they want real democracy.
The landslide election victory of Cambodia's ruling party puts the country under one party-rule and risks damaging its fragile democracy, rights groups said Wednesday.
An outspoken pro-democracy lawmaker in Hong Kong was barred Friday from traveling to southwest China to visit areas damaged in a massive earthquake.
Bangladesh's military-backed government should lift emergency rule to facilitate open elections that it has promised to hold by the end of the year, a State Department official said Friday.
Botswana's president steps down Tuesday, handing over power in the kind of smooth transition for which the country is known — one that contrasts sharply with the political turmoil in neighboring Zimbabwe.
Players of the game "EVE Online" will soon be able to vote for an unusual community council that will present their concerns to the publisher, the company announced Wednesday.
Worshippers were standing in silent prayer in a village mosque when a suicide bomber struck. Former Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao survived the attack, the second aimed at him in eight months, but 53 people around him died in a hail of shrapnel.
Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his visit here Wednesday.
Islam Bashers RepentWhat does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …
Phantom democracy in Afghanistan needs more victimsThe international coalition forces suffered new losses in Afghanistan. This time, the losses were caused by a NATO airstrike, not the Taliban.
No terror in India due to democracy, says NawazLAHORE: Terrorism cannot prevail in India because of the strong democracy in that country, a private TV channel quoted former premier Nawaz Sharif as saying on Monday.
Does Islam Breed Violence?There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.
This is the story of 16 year old Sarah Kruzan & I am interested to hear from "the World" all opinons, all comments whether negative or positive let your voice be heard! Click on the link below to watch her YouTube Video. ~LuvUMuch Necia
Brute Power Verbal communication — speaking and listening — is fundamental to being human. To do so with grace is fundamental to being civilized. And the ability to communicate publicly and collectively is fundamental to a democracy.
Letter from Cuban political prisoner Antonio Díaz SánchezA LETTER FROM A CUBAN GULAG – When will the invisible Cuban Wall be destroyed? When will Obama, Sarkozy and Merkel ask; "Mr. Castro tear down this wall!"
Newt Gingrich: The Cross, the Pope and the Fall of Communism - Catholic OnlineFaith is what triggered the fall of the Soviet Union empire.
In China, battles over a new wall - World Blog - msnbc.comBEIJING – Twenty years after the toppling of the Berlin Wall, another "wall" is facing intense public scrutiny in China.
PostPartisan - How Obama is aiding AhmadinejadThe New York Times reports that opposition protesters in Iran, in between beatings and tear-gassing from riot police and the regime's hired thugs, have started a new chant: "Obama, Obama -- either you're with them or you're with us."
White House Voices Concern Over Crackdown in Iran"The White House on Wednesday expressed concern about a violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in Iran as President Obama said he wanted the United States and Iran to move beyond "suspicion, mistrust and confrontation." Iranian security forces clubbed anti-government pro …
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Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in HondurasWe, Honduran citizens, men and women, convinced of the need to strengthen the rule of law, protect our Constitution and the laws of our Republic, deepen democracy and ensure a climate of peace and tranquility for our people, have carried out an intense and frank process of politi …
Have the Very Wealthy Achieved Victory in Their Class-War?"In 2007, the most recent year with stats, households in America's top 1% averaged $1.4 million, well over triple what top 1% households averaged back in 1974—and, remember, this tripling came after adjusting for inflation.
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.Starship Troopers is a science fiction novel written by Robert Heinlein. There was also a movie. I was discussing this recently and was struck by the political system of the fictional world federation.
From Capital Eye Opener: Monday, November 2 Published by Lindsay Renick Mayer on November 2, 2009 9:46 AM
Limbaugh compares himself to Paul Revere and predicts Obama will be a one-term PresidentLimbaugh: "It's my talent that draws the crowd. The news is incidental to it... every day you get up and there's a new potential to liberty and freedom being launched by this man [President Obama]..."
TARP on SteroidsWhat 9/11 didn't bring down in America's finances - the "Gold Man of Sacks", Tim Geithner, and his cabal will keep sacking our economy. It's TARP you all the way.
Overview on the book The Shock DoctrineThis is an interesting summary of the book Shock Doctrine...which has a profound view on economics and history...and the workings or not of a well oiled machine...I found it a good read..
Healthcare & Our Natural RightsHealthcare & Our Natural RightsI was tweeted a news story this weekend and read with absolute astonishment about a petition started by Ohio Representative Dennis Kucinich that aims to declare healthcare a civil right.
Hamas bars PA from organizing elections in the Gaza Strip"Hamas announced on Wednesday that it won't allow the Palestinian Authority Central Elections Committee to start preparations in the Gaza Strip for holding new presidential and parliamentary elections on January 24, 2010.
Reputation of Turkey's military takes a hit"The reputation and credibility of the Turkish military are on the line after whistle-blowers within its own ranks told civilian prosecutors that a plan hatched by the army to undermine the government was genuine, despite public assurances by the chief of the army general staff t …
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