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	Conservative Party - MSN Encarta
		The Progressive Conservative Party developed in largely French-speaking Canada East (now Québec) and English-speaking Canada West (now Ontario) in the 1850s when both were part of the British colony of Canada.
		From the beginning the party was defined by cautious loyalty to traditional authorities and interests, and in particular to the monarchy of Britain and the traditions of British Toryism.
		Under his leadership the Conservatives were the dominant Canadian political party for the remainder of the 19th century.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555233/Conservative_Party.html (786 words)

	Conservative party - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		CONSERVATIVE PARTY [Conservative party] British political party, formally the Conservative and Unionist party and a continuation of the historic Tory party.
		The party's majority in the House of Commons was increased in 1955, and Sir Anthony Eden became (1955) prime minister upon Churchill's retirement.
		The party received a resounding defeat in the 1997 elections, and Major was replaced as party leader by William Hague.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-conserva.html (1169 words)

	Conservative Party (UK) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher then John Major were the governing party in the Kingdom from 1979 to 1997.
		The formal name is a vestige the 1912 merger with the Liberal Unionist Party and an echo of the party's (1886-1921) of the union of Great Britain Ireland and subsequent insistence on British sovereignty Northern Ireland in opposition to Irish nationalist and aspirations.
		A number of political scandals in the 1980s and 1990s created the impression of what is in the British press as "sleaze": a that the Conservatives were associated with political corruption and hypocrisy.
	www.freeglossary.com /Conservative_Party_(UK) (2658 words)

	Wikinfo \| The Conservative Party (UK)
		The formal name is a vestige from the 1912 merger with the Liberal Unionist Party, and an echo of the party's defence (1886-1921) of the union of Great Britain and Ireland and subsequent insistence on British sovereignty in Northern Ireland in opposition to Irish nationalist and republican aspirations.
		The Conservatives, in coalition with the Liberal Unionists and often called just "Unionists", remained in power for most of the next twenty years, until internal disputes over Joseph Chamberlain's ideas on protection in the early 20th century led to a severe defeat to the Liberals in the General Election of 1906.
		A number of political scandals in the 1980s and 1990s created the impression of what is described in the British press as "sleaze": a perception that the Conservatives were associated with political corruption and hypocrisy.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Conservative_Party_(UK) (2446 words)

	Conservative party, British political party. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		British political party, formally the Conservative and Unionist party and a continuation of the historic Tory party.
		The party was in office under the 3d marquess of Salisbury (1885–86; 1886–92; 1895–1902) and Arthur Balfour (1902–5).
		In 2001 the party, which had come to be seen as anti–European Union, was again trounced at the polls by Labour, leading Hague to resign.
	www.bartleby.com /65/co/Conserva.html (1020 words)

	UK Conservative Party, Overview
		The Conservative Party was one of the original parties in Janda's 1950-1962 ICPP study.
		The defeat of the Conservative Party in the elections of 1964 was attributed to splits within the Conservative party that Douglas-Home was not able to handle, ethics scandals involving War Minister John Profumo and mounting trade deficits, as well as social unrest.
		She constructed a new social base of support for her party that came less from the traditional conservatives' backers, the upper classes and landed gentry, than from the middle classes and skilled workers who felt increasingly discontent and unrepresented by the traditional policies and orientations of the two major political parties.
	www.janda.org /ICPP/ICPP1990/01-UK/Party012/Party012-hj.htm (520 words)

	Conservative Party (United States) - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Conservative Party (United States), political party in New York State, formed in 1962, and espousing a conservative philosophy.
		Political Parties in the United States, in general, the two-party system that has usually prevailed in the United States.
		Progressive Conservative Party, Canadian political party; its members were called either Tories or Conservatives.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Conservative_Party_(United_States).html (127 words)

	CBC News Indepth: Conservative Party
		Barely two years after members of the old Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties voted overwhelmingly to merge and form the Conservative Party of Canada, the new party defied the sceptics and won a federal election.
		But, the PC party under former leader Joe Clark concluded that Manning's dream of a united right appeared to be far closer to Reform's values than it was to the party of Sir John A. Macdonald.
		Members of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives overwhelmingly approved the merger in early December 2003 –; and the Conservative Party of Canada was born.
	www.cbc.ca /news/background/conservativeparty (1019 words)

	Canada Election 2004 Voter Guide: Political Parties - Conservative Party of Canada
		Most importantly, to understand today's Conservative Party of Canada: most Canadians in Ontario, Quebec and the east still had no taste for the agenda of the Reform Party, and the PCs were still largely a non-factor with only 20 seats.
		After controversial votes were held within each party, the agreement was ratified in mid-December of 2003, and the parties were merged later that month into a single party called the Conservative Party of Canada.
		The party came into being without a constitution or a set of policies: the merger was ratified with each party's members hoping that, after the merger, they would have enough power to determine the direction of the party.
	www.mondopolitico.com /elections/canada2004/parties/conservative.htm (1887 words)

	Conservative Party (UK) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Conservative Party is descended from the Tory Party of the eighteenth and nineteenth Centuries.
		Though the Conservatives were in government for two-thirds of the twentieth century and are often referred to as the 'natural party of government', they have been in opposition in Parliament since losing the 1997 election to the Labour Party under Tony Blair.
		The internal organisation of the Conservative Party is a contrast between constituency groups who offer grassroots support and dominate in the election of party leaders, and the members of the Conservative Central Office who lead in financing, the organisation of elections, and drafting of policy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK) (4610 words)

	Politics1 - Guide to American Political Parties
		Allies of the hardcore faction firmly held control of the party from the late-1980s until the moderates seized control at the 2006 national convention and gutted the party's original platform.
		The party ran nuclear physicist John Hagelin as the NLP Presidential nominee in 1992 (ballot status in 32 stares - 39,000 votes - 0.04%), 1996 (ballot status in 44 states - 7th place - 110,000 votes - 0.1%) and 2000 (ballot status in 39 stares - 7th place - 83,000 votes - 0.08%).
		Marxist political organizer James Harris was the SWP Presidential nominee in 1996 (ballot status in 11 states - 8,500 votes - 0.01%) and 2000 (ballot status in 14 states - 7,378 votes - 9th place - 0.01%).
	www.politics1.com /parties.htm (9359 words)

	Conservative Religion and Conservative Politics
		We argue that there is a relationship, most notably between conservative protestant groups and conservative political organizations and values, between one’s religious faith and one’s political affiliation and ideology.
		With these new stirrings renewing political interest and participation on the part of the religious, it leads us to explore what appears to be the powerful influence of religious beliefs on political and voting activities.
		That is, religious conservatives (i.e.: evangelical and fundamentalist Protestants) tend to be Republican in their affiliations and beliefs while on the other hand; religious liberals (i.e.: liberal Protestants) tend to be Democratic in their affiliations and beliefs.
	www.unc.edu /~grfields/Soc.html (1259 words)

	From condoms to flip-flops, France's conservative politicians try new promotional goodies
		Members of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement have been touring beaches and vacation spots across France with truckloads of party merchandise to shore up support for Nicolas Sarkozy, interior minister and party leader.
		Among the most popular items are condoms emblazoned with the party's logo and flip-flops that leave a UMP footprint behind when worn over wet sand, the party said.
		Making politics attractive to voters - even if it takes handing out gifts - is the key to overcoming the unpopularity of France's mainstream parties in the wake of countrywide student protests this spring over a proposed labour law, Louvrier said.
	www.cbc.ca /cp/Home+Family/060822/U082216U.html (401 words)

	WorkingForChange-Cranky Constitution Party parties on
		While both the Libertarian and Constitution Parties appeal to disillusioned Republicans, and both oppose the war in Iraq, the Libertarians stray far from the Bush camp with their pro-gay, pro-choice, anti-drug war positions.
		According to the Party's web site, "In 1995, the party became the fifth political party to be formally recognized by the Federal Election Commission as a national political party." The following year Phillips appeared on the ballot in 39 states, running with Constitutional scholar Herb Titus.
		By 1999, the party changed its name to the Constitution Party "believing that the new name better reflected the party's primary policy approach of enforcing the U.S. Constitution's provisions and limitations." Phillips, who ran again in 2000, this time with Dr. J.
	www.workingforchange.com /article.cfm?ItemID=17816 (1061 words)

	Political merger the only way forward for conservative politics - On Line Opinion - 15/4/2002
		Only when the electorate believes a political party is relevant to them and their future, will they put their confidence in it.
		Political philosophies should not be measured against a particular party’s policies and initiatives.
		Some contend that the existence of two conservative political parties is ‘crucial to the survival of the cause or body politic’.
	www.onlineopinion.com.au /view.asp?article=1746 (1006 words)

	British Columbia Conservative Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The party was in such disarray that, despite being in power, the Conservative provincial association decided not to run any candidates in the 1933 election.
		A BC Conservative Leadership and Policy Convention was held in Kamloops on March 18, 2006 - where Hanni was acclaimed as the permanent Leader of the BC Conservatives.
		In the November 2, 1933 election, because of internal discord, the provincial executive of the Conservative Party decided not to contest the election officially; each local association was to act on its own.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Columbia_Conservative_Party (1237 words)

	The Conservative Party - Uncyclopedia
		Founded by Welsh and Trannsylvan lesbians in 1762, The Conservative Party has long since stood for solid morals and naked satanic dances.
		When first put forward as a political party, conservative candidates were often laughed at and had cow dung flung at them, though this soon stopped when the butch wing of the party moved in and put a stop to all dissent.
		The most famous leader of the party to date is Margaret Thatcher who made herself Queen of England and Empress of Egypt in an impressive coup and who now is retired but still occasionally bites babies.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/The_Conservative_Party (163 words)

	Conservative party, Canadian political party — Infoplease.com
		In 1993 the Progressive Conservatives, who had held a parliamentary majority, were savaged at the polls as many voters in W Canada deserted the PC for the young Reform party (the predecessor of the CA).
		In the 2004 elections the party's social conservatism failed to resonate with enough voters to force the Liberals from power, despite voter unhappiness with the latter.
		By the 2006 polls, however, the Liberals had been further hurt by scandal, and the Conservatives secured a plurality of the seats in parliament.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0930492.html (360 words)

	Conservative party, British political party: The Rise of the Conservative Party
		Conservative party, British political party: The Rise of the Conservative Party
		The name “conservative” was used by George Canning as early as 1824 and was first popularized by John Wilson Croker in the
		, and the Conservatives were hampered by the loss to the Liberals of able young leaders like William Gladstone.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/history/A0857540.html (194 words)

	Constitution Party National Political Headquarters
		With unhappiness in the two major political parties near an all time high, The Michigan Taxpayers Party 11th Congressional District candidate, Charles Tackett, is running a strong campaign.
		The Constitution Party of Utah is running a full slate of exciting candidates, including strong candidates for the Senate seat held by Senator Orrin Hatch and for all three congressional districts!
		Whereas, there is a powerful movement afoot in Washington, D.C. and across the country to legislate amnesty for millions of illegal aliens residing and working in the United States, and....
	www.constitutionparty.com (359 words)

	Blogs for Bush: The White House Of The Blogosphere
		Never, for example, has a political party in the last 14 years held more than a four point advantage of self-identifying voters over the other party, yet Mat points to an article at NRO that suggests that respondents interviewed in many early October polls identified themselves uncharacteristically high as Democrat vs. Republican.
		When the fraud is discovered, the state party not only refuses to give the money back to the victims, but characterizes calls from Democrats to return the ill-gotten gains as “a cheap Democratic ploy” — even as top GOP elected officials in the state demand that their party return the money.
		A story which should utterly crush the Democratic Party in Tennessee and besmirch the national Party in to the bargain is dropped down the MSM's Memory Hole, hardly to be heard of at all.
	www.blogsforbush.com (8400 words)

	Political parties, interest groups, and other movements around the world
		America's Open Debates Foundation is a national foundation committed to networking existing "free election" organizations, every legitimate national party, ballot access and election reform movements into one cooperative, unified and powerful voice.
		Third Parties '96 is a movement to build a new mainstream political party
		The Atlantica Party represents Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador
	www.psr.keele.ac.uk /parties.htm (1232 words)

	Scottish Cardinal Backs Conservative Political Party
		While the Catholic Church in Scotland denied this week that its bishops were divided over the wording of a controversial pre-election statement, Cardinal Winning has told friends that he is privately backing the Scottish National Party
		The Cardinal, who has become an ardent critic of the Labour Party since it won power in 1997, is believed to have been put under pressure by his brother bishops who felt the statement too openly pro-nationalist.
		The row echoes concerns expressed at the timing of the publication in England and Wales of the tacitly pro-Labour Catholic social teaching document, The Common Good — five months before the 1997 General Election.
	www.cathnews.com /news/904/51.html (137 words)

	The Conservative Party
		Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has responded to the report submitted by his independent Tax Reform Commission and said that an incoming Conservative Government will re-balance the tax system with green taxes on pollution to pay for reductions in tax on families.
		And speaking as the Commission's report was formally unveiled, Mr Osborne promised to embark on a major simplification of business taxes, designed to pay for a significant reduction in business tax rates.
		The Conservative Party has published its statement of aims and values
	www.conservatives.com (187 words)

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