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	Latvian Nazis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Paulauskas was the first prosecutor-general of Lithuania following the restoration of independence, and took charge of the fight against organised crime during the early years of the 1990s.
		Paulauskas easily won the first round of the elections, held in late 1997, but failed to gain a majority of votes and an outright win (he polled 44.73 per cent).
		Paulauskas spurned his old mentor Algirdas Brazauskas, who came back from political retirement to lead a united left, and the campaigning between the two grew vicious.
	www.aeronautics.ru /archive/wwii/baltic_nazis/latvia/bio_005.htm (508 words)

	Paulauskas proposes to “reconsider” Lithuanian troop presence in Iraq
		Paulauskas, who is in Switzerland, told the Ziniu Radijas radio station that “I think that my proposal to include this issue in the agenda does not mean any radical decisions, especially today,” according to the Baltic News Service.
		Paulauskas, who is a member of the Social Liberals, one of the four coalition parties, admitted that his proposal was partly due to reports about the harsh treatment of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. forces.
		Paulauskas said his letter had been coordinated with the Foreign and Defense ministries, that the latter were reportedly not signatories.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/14219 (492 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Paulauskas had barely missed outright victory in the first round on December 21, when he took 45.4 percent of the votes.
		Paulauskas repeated the idea that his presidential mandate would be “fresher” than Parliament’s year-and-a-half-old mandate, adding that members of Parliament should therefore expect to align their views with that of the president.
		Paulauskas took his near victory in the first round as a go-ahead from the electorate and began to promote even more aggressively his plan to expand presidential powers.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol7num1/constitutionwatch/lithuania.html (1819 words)

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		The petitioner doubts whether the President of the Republic, by proposing by his decree to institute impeachment proceedings against the member of the Seimas Artūras Paulauskas, President of the Seimas, seeks to attain the purposes which are designed by impeachment proceedings, i.e.
		VI At the Constitutional Court, the representatives of the Seimas, the petitioner, who were the member of the Seimas V. Andriukaitis and G. Ivoška, a senior consultant to the Legal Department of the Office of the Seimas, virtually reiterated the arguments set forth in their written explanations.
		397 "On the Proposal to Institute Impeachment Proceedings Against the Member of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania Artūras Paulauskas" of 12 March 2004 is not in conflict with the principle of a state under the rule of law entrenched in the Constitution and Paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Constitution.
	www.lrkt.lt /dokumentai/2004/r040415.htm (2868 words)

	BBC News \| Monitoring \| Defeated Lithuanian election candidate calls for recount (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Vilnius, 5th January: Lawyer Arturas Paulauskas, who lost the presidential elections in Lithuania, said at a press conference on Monday [5th January] that, according to his sources, the vote-counting procedure had been violated and that he would insist on recounting the results of voting.
		The Paulauskas campaign staff reported that violations were registered in the Kaunas District and in some Districts of western Lithuania.
		Paulauskas added, however, that the presidential elections marked a new stage in the development of the state and of democracy in general.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/monitoring/44837.stm (285 words)

	GENERAL ELECTIONS IN LITHUANIA
		He owes much of his popularity to his appearances on TV in a comic show, Dviracio sou, where is presented as a man of the people called Mr Agourtchik (Concombre), an allusion to his portrait that appears on the tins of cucumbers sold by his company.
		Viktor Ouspaskitch supported Arturas Paulauskas in the 1998 presidential election, thereafter he distanced himself from Paulauskas when the leader of the New Union joined the ruling coalition in 2000.
		Arturas Zuokas, who is accused of having influenced the vote of a town councillor during the local elections on 22 December 2002, might, in the case of victory, be able to take advantage of parliamentary immunity.
	www.robert-schuman.org /anglais/oee/lituanie/legislatives/default.htm (1624 words)

	GFSIS
		On June 7, 2005 Arturas Paulauskas, Chairman of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of Lithuania, visited GFSIS to have a meeting with the fellows and representatives of the non-governmental organizations.
		Paulauskas spoke predominantly about European Union integration and the Lithuanian experience as one of the first states from the former USSR to be accepted into the monetary and political union.
		Paulauskas discussed, among other topics, the ramifications of French and Dutch rejection of the EU Constitution and the status of transit from Kaliningrad to Russian through Lithuania.
	gfsis.org /archive_1.php?id=306 (376 words)

	Arturas Paulauskas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Arturas Paulauskas graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in law in 1976.
		He was supported by the outgoing President, Algirdas Brazauskas and narrowly lost in the runoff to Valdas Adamkus, with Paulauskas gaining 49.6% of vote and Adamkus gaining 50.4%.
		Paulauskas, Arturas Paulauskas, Arturas fr:Artūras Paulauskas lt:Artūras Paulauskas pl:Arturas Paulauskas
	arturas-paulauskas.kiwiki.homeip.net (267 words)

	Paulauskas doubts Social Liberal ministers will stay on
		VILNIUS - Social Liberal leader and MP Arturas Paulauskas expressed doubt that the ruling coalition would allow New Union (Social Liberals) ministers to continue their positions, after the party left the coalition earlier this week.
		Paulauskas described Blinkeviciute’s choice as “humane,” although he added that, “from the political point of view, these moves are wrong.” Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas said Blinkeviciute’s future was not yet clear.
		The move came after Parliament removed their leader, Paulauskas, from the post of parliamentary chairman.
	www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/15189 (299 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuania: A leap into the unknown
		The most vocal issue involving Paulauskas and his party was a petition drive to initiate legislation to divert funding from defence to education.
		Quick to point out that he is pro-NATO and supports a rise in defence spending, Paulauskas used his spotlight to highlight the more immediate concerns of ordinary folk, such as education.
		In a way, Paulauskas and the New Alliance did not really win the local polls but were the benefactors of the persistant collapse of the five large established parties and public disillusionment.
	www.ce-review.org /00/12/amber12.html (2845 words)

	East European Constitutional Review
		Paulauskas was the prosecutor in the highly publicized trial of the murderer of journalist Vitas Lingys in 1994 and has built a reputation as a crime fighter.
		Landsbergis denied the allegations, charging Butkevicius with using the KGB story to draw attention away from the bribery case, and also suggesting that the accusations were fabricated to harm his presidential campaign and noting that the “smear campaign” was beneficial to Paulauskas.
		While Landsbergis stopped short of reminding Paulauskas that his father was a KGB general, top HU(LC) officials made certain that the public was aware of Paulauskas’s background.
	www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol6num4/constitutionwatch/lithuania.html (1767 words)

	INDOlink - International News - Lithuanian President Sacked For Leaking Classified Material (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The flag was lowered at Paksas' presidential palace in Vilnius' cobbled Old Town as the announcement was made, only to be hoisted again as parliament handed over the reins to speaker Arturas Paulauskas, who under the constitution will stand in for two months pending new elections.
		Under the constitution, Paksas is replaced by the parliamentary speaker, Arturas Paulauskas, his main political rival.
		Paulauskas would stand in as president for two months pending an election.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=040604090113 (567 words)

	POLITICS in Lithuania
		In such case A. Paulauskas, the chairman of the Parliament, would take over the Presidency in the interim period until new election, and it is expected that he would reappoint Prime Minister A. Brazauskas and his current government to continue on.
		It captured 8.17% of seats mainly at the expense of A. Paulauskas’ left-wing New Union (Social Liberals), the current coalition partners of the Social Democratic Party in the present government.
		Arturas Paulauskas, nominee of New Union (socialliberal) party [NS(S)], Chairman of the National Legislature (Seimas).
	www.vaitasassociates.com /politics.htm (4635 words)

	Program Activities
		Paulauskas also highlighted the importance of upcoming elections in Ukraine and Belarus to the development of democracy in the former Soviet bloc.
		Chairman Paulauskas also discussed the importance of economic development and membership in the European Union (EU) and NATO for Ukraine as it works to sustain its democratic achievements.
		In discussing the upcoming presidential elections in Belarus, Chairman Paulauskas stressed the importance for a common EU policy towards the country, "In order for Belarus to become democratic and to have democratic elections this spring we must act together.
	www.iri.org /otherregions/news/2006-02-06-Lithuania.asp (355 words)

	Lithuania's political elite in major shake-up: Lithuanian press digest - Russian News - REGNUM
		One of the oldest leaders of independent Lithuania, Speaker of the Seym Arturas Paulauskas was quite unexpectedly dismissed from his office on April 11.
		Though the son of a KGB officer, Paulauskas got the office of Public Prosecutor, was twice Seym Speaker and even acted as President for some time.
		Paulauskas himself says that the MPs who voted against him just want to re-divide the cake of power and to enhance their influence in the coalition.
	www.regnum.ru /english/623519.html (3141 words)

	blogodar - The World's Greatest Blog About Darius Razgaitis: April 2004
		Grigaravicius met with acting Lithuanian president Arturas Paulauskas on Thursday and pledged to boost the number of police in Siauliai, 200 kilometres northwest of the capital, Vilnius.
		Paulauskas' bid for President was my first exposure to a political campaign.
		Paulauskas had gathered a "ragtag" group of supporters who worked hard at building the party, attracting supporters, and running events.
	mrdarius.com /blog/archive/2004_04_01_archive.html (2144 words)

	Belarus News and Analysis \| Paulauskas maintains hope for Belarus
		VILNIUS - Hoping to promote democracy in Belarus, Parliamentary Speaker Arturas Paulauskas expressed the importance of tightening relations with the country.
		In an interview with the Ziniu Radijas radio on Aug. 31, Paulauskas said that parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Justinas Karosas' idea for a "policy of balance" with Minsk could be "partially" approved.
		During the 14th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference on Aug. 29, Karosas asked the European Union to delegate Lithuania with the task of establishing contacts with Minsk, as the "policy of isolation" had failed.
	www.data.minsk.by /belarusnews/082005/146.html (143 words)

	Russia Prepares for Economic Conquest of the Baltic Countries
		Arturas Paulauskas, Chairman of the Sejm of Lithuania,
		According to his official statement, transfer of the Yukos shares of the petroleum holdings in Mazheikiu Nafta to the Russian state power companies would represent a direct threat to the economic security of Lithuania.
		It is necessary to note that the fears of the head of the Lithuanian Parliament and his colleagues concerning the Russian company, Lukoil, have a solid basis.
	www.axisglobe.com /article.asp?article=300 (1281 words)

	Breaking News: Lithuania Wants Russia To Pay $28 Billion - The Post Chronicle
		Arturas Paulauskas told national radio Wednesday, "There are legal documents, our people's will that has been expressed at a referendum, and it should be fulfilled."
		Paulauskas said he has raised the issue in meetings with Russian officials "and will continue doing so in the future," the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported.
		A special committee of the parliament, after evaluating the damage caused to Lithuania by nearly 50 years of being part of the Soviet Union, determined an appropriate compensation as totaling more than $28 billion, Paulauskas said.
	www.postchronicle.com /news/breakingnews/printer_21211502.shtml (189 words)

	President Jiang Zemin Met With Lithuanian Parliament Chairman Arturas Paulauskas(18/06/2002)
		On the morning of June 17, 2002, President Jiang Zemin met with Lithuanian Parliament Chairman Arturas Paulauskas at the Lithuanian parliamentary building.
		Paulauskas said that President Jiang's visit is a major event in the Lithuania-China relations and proves that China attaches importance to the friendly cooperative relations with Lithuania.
		Paulauskas said he totally agrees with Jiang's positive comment on exchanges between the two parliaments and reiterated that the parliament of Lithuania observes the One China policy, attaches great importance to developing relations with China and is willing to push forward bilateral relations in the 21th century.
	lt.chineseembassy.org /eng/zt/jzxfwltw/t125153.htm (370 words)

	President of the Republic of Lithuania - Artūras Paulauskas
		President of the Republic of Lithuania - Artūras Paulauskas
		Artūras Paulauskas was born on 23 August 1953.
		He was elected to the 9th Seimas according to the list of Brazauskas and Paulauskas' Coalition "Working for Lithuania".
	www.president.lt /institution/istorija/7 (258 words)

	People's Daily Online -- EU should open accession talks with Turkey on schedule: Lithuania official (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Lithuania's Parliament Speaker Arturas Paulauskas said on Monday that his country supports Turkey's bid to enter the European Union (EU) and the EU should start the entry talks with Turkey as scheduled on Oct. 3.
		Paulauskas, chairman of Lithuania's Seimas (Parliament), made the remarks while meeting with his Turkish counterpart Bulent Arinc.
		However, he said the entry process would be long as Turkey's membership status must comply with EU's laws and EU member states have to make preparations for accepting such a big country into the bloc.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200509/20/eng20050920_209519.html (294 words)

	Central Europe Review - Lithuanian News Review
		One of the first moves of newly elected speaker Artūras Paulauskas was to renounce a privileged car number, LRS 001, which was largely seen as a populist move.
		George Soros met with President Valdas Adamkus and Seimas Chairman Artūras Paulauskas to discuss the role of the Fund and Lithuanian affairs in general.
		He expressed his satisfaction with Lithuania's progress on the way to an open society and announced that he will transfer money to other parts of the world that are in need of it.
	www.ce-review.org /00/37/lithuanianews37.html (920 words)

	Divisions within ruling elite drive impeachment of Lithuanian president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Paksas was removed from office and temporarily replaced by the parliament’s speaker—and Paksas’s main political rival—Arturas Paulauskas.
		Ironically, the dossier was compiled in conjunction with the Russian state security services, which were looking to neutralise business figures such as Borisov who were considered to be potential rivals to the Putin administration and to this end were prepared to make common cause with the Lithuanian elite.
		Acting President Paulauskas, who has been at the forefront of the moves to impeach, suggested that his decision to stand would depend on whether the parties other than the Liberal Democrats would rally behind a single candidate.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2004/apr2004/lith-a23_prn.shtml (983 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Lithuania's Comeback Kid
		A member of Parliament for six years, Bobelis was knocked out of this year's presidential race in the first round of voting.
		Adamkus won a razor-thin runoff victory against Arturas Paulauskas, a young lawyer and reformed Communist.
		In the first round of voting, Adamkus trailed Paulauskas by 27 to 45 percent.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/europe/jan98/16/adamkus.htm (1283 words)

	Government of Lithuania
		The leader of the center-left New Union (also known as the Social Liberal party), Arturas Paulauskas, became the Chairman of the Seimas.
		That same day, Paulauskas announced the withdrawal of his New Union party from the ruling coalition, including Foreign Minister Antanas Valionis and Social Welfare and Labor Minister Vilija Blinkeviciute.
		Lithuania officially became a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on March 29, 2004 after depositing its instruments of treaty ratification in Washington, DC.
	infotut.com /geography/Lithuania/Government (1211 words)

	Visit to Ukraine by acting President of Lithuania, Arturas Paulauskas to outline new goals and tasks of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Visit to Ukraine by acting President of Lithuania, Arturas Paulauskas to outline new goals and tasks of Ukrainian-Lithuanian cooperation / News / NRCU
		As Mr Lytvyn told his Lithuanian interlocutor, the two nations have no differences or problems, which would divide them, but, nonetheless, they should seek to find new common ground for the sake of mutual benefit.
		In turn, Arturas Paulauskas reaffirmed Lithuania's vision of Ukraine as a major strategic partner in the European region and articulated the Lithuanian party's satisfaction over the Lithuanian-Ukrainian Interparliamentary Assembly's performance.
	www.nrcu.gov.ua /index.php?id=148&listid=470 (286 words)

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