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  Republican Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Republican Party was established in 1854 by a coalition of former Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers who opposed the expansion of slavery and held a vision for modernizing the United States.
The Republican Party has demanded reforms in the UN and opposes the Kyoto Protocol because of the Protocol's uneven application to countries around the world, on the claim they believe it is likely to slow economic growth and the reduction of poverty, and because of disputes concerning the science behind it.
In the early 20th century, the usual symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic donkey.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Republican_Party   (8239 words)

  
 Republican Party (USA) - SourceWatch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The party is not to be confused with the Democratic-Republican party of Thomas Jefferson or the National Republican Party of Henry Clay.
In the early 20th century, the traditional symbol of the Republican Party in Midwestern states such as Indiana and Ohio was the eagle, as opposed to the Democratic rooster.
Republicans also show concerns about having big government in charge of such vital issues as food, shelter, or health care, as they believe the private sector and/or the individual are better suited to control their own lives.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Republican_Party   (1827 words)

  
 FRONTLINE/WORLD Fellows . AFGHANISTAN - Without Warlords . The Ballot, Not the Gun | PBS
The other political party leader is a former general and powerful figure that Kohistani's party denounced in a press release for alleged war crimes.
The new parties are pinning their hopes on parliamentary and local elections slated for spring 2005 -- a bigger democratic test than the presidential elections, many people told me. But the unchecked power of armed regional commanders continues to undermine basic security and human rights, as well as political reforms.
Parties in Afghanistan are prohibited from having ethnic agendas, but many of them draw support from traditional bases centered around ethnic, tribal or regional loyalties.
www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/fellows/afghanistan/03.html   (902 words)

  
 "Party Down" by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
The party, he said, has reverted to "doing the wrong things so we can get reelected to the right thing." Newt Gingrich, who followed Armey, told the audience that their revolution had reached a tipping point in the late 1990s, when it had traded in ideology for interest groups.
Soon party leaders begin to confuse the agenda of their constituencies with the interests of the nation, and the act of governance becomes less a crafting of solutions than a division of the spoils.
It wasn't just that the party was powerful; the Democrats, returning to the capital in the winter of 1977, thought their principles put them on the right side of history, and the country had come back around to seeing things their way.
www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/2004/0410.wallace-wells.html   (4045 words)

  
 Political Party Platforms
Republicans also applaud the strong record of President Bush and the Republican Congress in promoting development and economic growth in Africa as a means to eradicating poverty and encouraging the habits of freedom and enterprise.
The Republican Party hails the brave and energetic response of America’s allies in the Asia-Pacific region in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
The Republican Party is committed to democracy in Burma, and to Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratic leaders whose election in 1990 was brutally suppressed and who have been arrested and imprisoned for their belief in freedom and democracy.
www.presidency.ucsb.edu /showplatforms.php?platindex=R2004   (17554 words)

  
 [ www.azadiradio.org ]
Afghanistan's presidential election is due to take place on 9 October and the parliamentary elections in spring 2005.
The Republican Party of Afghanistan (RPA) has declared its support for the candidacy of Afghan Transitional Administration Chairman Hamid Karzai in the upcoming presidential elections, Radio Afghanistan reported on 2 August.
RPA leader Sebghatullah Sanjar said that his party will campaign in support of Karzai's candidacy and is not demanding any governmental posts in exchange for its position.
www.azadiradio.org /en/dailyreport/2004/08/03.asp   (450 words)

  
 Republican Party :: United States
Republican Buttons: Original and stock buttons, stickers and some clothing with Republican Party and patriotic messages.
Republican Gifts: Patriotic and Republican Party logo gift items for all ages, from ties and jewelry, to baby bibs and stuffed animals.
Republican Market: Republican merchandise, including ties, apparel, buttons, bumperstickers, jewelry, collectibles, and T-Shirts.
shopping.gourt.com /Niche/Politics/United-States/Republican-Party.html   (333 words)

  
 Republican Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Republican Party is a name used by many political parties.
Although his own views are undeniably liberal, he portrays the presidents and political events of today and the past in a very gripping way.
The country has been so bombarded for deacdes by the claim that the media is liberal, readers like the one from Syracuse believe it, ignoring the power, reach and influence of the Wall Street Journal; talk radio, especially Rush Limbaugh; and MSNBC and Fo...
www.freeglossary.com /Republican_party   (487 words)

  
 RFE/RL Afghanistan Report
The report states that a unique opportunity to create democratic institutions and ensure the future stability of Afghanistan will be wasted unless far greater efforts are made to consult with the population on the development of the new constitution (see http://www.crisisweb.org/projects/showreport.cfm?reportid=1002 for the full text of the report).
He suggested that the Afghans themselves be given a chance to "control the country." He also blamed the ISAF for being isolated from the local population, adding that the feeling is that the ISAF is "operating in a territory that belongs to the enemy." Stahel said ISAF troops should not be isolated in barracks.
In 2001, the last year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, the regime "succeeded in significantly reducing [drug] production, but under the warlords who are the de facto rulers of many areas in Afghanistan, it has risen sharply," the BBC commented.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2003/06/21-190603.htm   (2532 words)

  
 FRONTLINE/WORLD Fellows . AFGHANISTAN - Without Warlords . The Woman Candidate | PBS
Adla Bahram, director of women's affairs for the liberal Republican Party of Afghanistan, pictured in her party's headquarters in Kabul.
The Republican Party is also focusing on fielding women candidates for the parliamentary elections in 2005.
Although Jalal had told me that she was convinced Afghanistan was ready for a woman president, her conviction proved premature.
www.pbs.org /frontlineworld/fellows/afghanistan/06.html   (636 words)

  
 The Real GOP
Legislation: George W. Bush and the Republican majority in Congress are on the verge of passing a law that would send researchers, doctors and their patients to jail and levy million-dollar fines.
Republican Ed Farthing says "you must be a white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant and married for the Republican Party to pay any attention to you.
Analysis: National Republican Party supports Rick Santorum's statements suggesting that Americans do not have the right to have sex in private, and should be arrested if they violate conservative standards about where and how to have sex, making consensual sex between adults, behind closed doors, a crime.
www.irregulartimes.com /realgop.html   (1275 words)

  
 Republican Party of Florida   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
That's why the RPOF has launched a new feature on our website-"RPOF Coalitions"-that allows users to find out exactly what Republicans have accomplished on their behalf and how the Republican Party of Florida is involved and working in their communities.
We are thrilled to announce that the Republican Party of Florida is launching a new electronic newsletter, "Weekly Stampede", which we will distribute every Friday.
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Americans are looking to their leaders for answers to the tragedy and reassurances that the mistakes made in the response will not be repeated in their own communities.
www.rpof.org   (747 words)

  
 [ Afghan Elections 2004-2005 ]
The compromise leader of the interim government ushered in by the Bonn agreement, Karzai is an ethnic Pashtun with a natural power base in southern Afghanistan, where he rallied forces to help oust the Taliban during U.S.-led air strikes in late 2001.
The powerful Afghan Nation (aka Afghan Social Democratic Party [Afghan Mellat]) backed Karzai for president (Radio Afghanistan), in addition to the newly formed Republican Party, the National United Party of Afghanistan (Hizb-e Mutahed-e Melli-ye Afghanistan), the Islamic Justice Party of Afghanistan (Hizb-e Addalat-e Islami-ye Afghanistan) ("Hewad"), and the Youth National Solidarity Party of Afghanistan ("Erada").
Hamid Karzai's resolve to see the ouster of the Taliban regime is said to have stiffened when his father was killed in 1999 while in self-exile in Quetta, Pakistan, presumably by elements allied with the Taliban.
www.azadiradio.org /en/specials/elections/candidates-karzai.asp   (586 words)

  
 Intervention Magazine :: War, Politics, Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
War scarred Afghanistan is an enigma wrapped in pain with a future that is anyone’s guess.
With a brutal history and nasty war, Afghanistan is one dangerous country.
Afghanistan is an enigma wrapped in pain with a future that is anyone’s guess.
interventionmag.com /cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&...&sid=865   (897 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
With his party sinking in the polls and with Americans loosing confidence in the Republican-controlled Congress, Frist has been unable to lead his fellow Republicans, has trouble garnering their support in the Senate and routinely loses political battles.
Indicted Republican mega-lobbyist Jack Abramoff was a Bush fundraising Pioneer, a former RNC Executive Committee member, and a member of the Bush-Cheney transition team with an incredible level of access to the Bush Administration.
Lost in the shuffle of all-things-Ohio is the complete meltdown of the state's Republican Party in the race for governor this year.
www.democrats.org /a/national/honest_government/abuse_of_power   (5070 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com House Republicans seek reason to reject troop pullout
The House Republicans maneuvered for a vote in the face of Democratic calls for an immediate or eventual troop pullout, which have intensified since a prominent hawk, Democratic Rep. John Murtha, said last month it was time for U.S. troops to start coming home.
Japan's ruling party on Friday endorsed legislation aimed at boosting Tokyo's claim to undersea gas deposits at disputed waters of the East China Sea and mobilizing the coast guard to protect Japanese drilling facilities, a party official said.
In what Democrats were calling a political stunt, House Republican leaders planned a vote as soon as Friday on a resolution that expresses a House commitment "to achieving victory in Iraq" and says setting such a timetable would be "fundamentally inconsistent with achieving victory More details...
newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/16/69996.html   (2582 words)

  
 Brown County, TX Republican Party
We feel that when people are provided 'The Facts', more often than not their decisions will trend in favor of the Republican Party.
You will also find Republican Party Historical Information regarding the State & National Republican Parties as well as Party Platforms for both the Republican and the Democratic Parties (unedited, that you may have a clear picture of each party's stand).
Now, while young Americans are dying in the sands of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan, our nation is being torn apart and made weaker because of the Democrat's manic obsession to bring down our Commander in Chief.
www.browncountytexasrepublicanparty.com   (2282 words)

  
 Montana Republican Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
State party leaders Karl Ohs and Karen Pfaehler are hitting the road again.
Pfaehler will be speaking with MSU College Republicans in Bozeman and Republican Women in Kalispell; then she and National Committeewoman Betti Hill will be attending the Montana Federation of Republican Women Convention in Billings.
Meanwhile, Republicans were prepared to come to a solution during the regular session.
www.mtgop.org /ebrief_09152005.asp   (1576 words)

  
 Montana Republican Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The movie’s premise is that the US went to war in Afghanistan not to avenge the September 11
He is Chairman of the House Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee and a director of the Montana Shooting Sports Association.
Paid for by the Montana Republican State Central Committee.
www.mtgop.org /ebrief_06242004.asp   (1357 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
President George W. Bush's hopes of attracting a new generation of voters to the Republican Party may be fading, as younger Americans are far more critical of his job performance than the broader population.
The success of the Nebraska Democratic Party is a testament to the 50-State Strategy and the benefit of investing in the infrastructure of the Democratic Party from coast to coast.
Governor Dean's belief in supporting a nationwide infrastructure is only the beginning of a resurgence of The Democratic Party in places like Nebraska, where common sense Democrats now have a support system for their campaigns and local activists have a place to turn.
www.democrats.org /blog   (2162 words)

  
 Republicans, Republican Party Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
Republicans, Republican Party Meetups, events, clubs and groups in your area
Come to a Republican Party Meetup to discuss current issues and talk about the ideas, values, agenda and policies that define and drive America's Grand Old Party.
The New York City Republican Party Meetup Group
republican.meetup.com   (99 words)

  
 Missouri Republican Party
Some are even predicting that a mere 26 percent of Missourians will vote even though many important races will be decided.
As Republicans, we have the opportunity to choose our party’s standard bearers for the fall elections.
Paid for by the Missouri Republican State Committee, 204 East Dunklin, Jefferson City, Missouri, 65101 (573) 636-3146.
www.mogop.org   (332 words)

  
 An indictment of George W. Bush, his administration, and the Republican Party
The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures.
These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.
The Republican members of Congress must share responsibility for this failure of properly representative government.
www.sierrafoot.org /soapbox/Bush_impeachment.html   (2417 words)

  
 GOP.com | Republican National Committee :: Blog Home
These are the same folks who've delighted in informing Americans in recent years that opening up nearby ANWR to drilling would ‘only’ result in an extra one million barrels a day.
…As it happens, House Republicans are mounting yet another effort to get ANWR legislation past John Kerry and his fellow Senate filibusterers.
If entitlement programs are not reformed, they will squeeze out other spending programs that Democrats care about; they will create a budget crunch that no responsible party could want.
www.rnc.org /blog   (1120 words)

  
 2004 Republican Party Platform   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Afghanistan is liberated and the American people are safer.
The above quotations are from 2004 Republican Party Platform: A Safer World and a More Hopeful America.
Click on the links at the bottom of the page for additional quotations.
www.issues2000.org /2004_GOP_Platform.htm   (372 words)

  
 Andrew Sullivan | The Daily Dish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
He still insists that "The Passion" is not an anti-Semitic movie, but does not make an actual argument against the many Christian and Jewish scholars who see in it deep tropes of medieval Jew-hatred, perhaps invisible to a contemporary Christian.
If abetting anti-Semitism (or homophobia, for that matter) can achieve the party's aims, then so be it.
As he once used as the very slogan of his site "The Power of the Democrats Must Be Destroyed." It's the one coherent thread in everything he writes.
time.blogs.com /daily_dish   (6016 words)

  
 Villainous Company: Was War "Worth It"?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Although the ALF conducted no terrorist operations, Saddam used it in the 1970s and resurrected it again in the current Palestinian intifada as a means to recruit Palestinians and, in 2001, to win praise for offering $25,000 to the family of each Palestinian "martyred" in an Israeli attack.
It is not even up for debate as the Republicans conceded it already.
Posted by: Masked Menace© at June 21, 2005 04:30 PM Also keep in mind, prior to the invasion, Republicans, Democrats, UN deligates, the French, the Germans, the Russians, most everyone accepted that Iraq had WMDs.
www.villainouscompany.com /vcblog/archives/2005/06/was_war_worth_i.html   (9643 words)

  
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Rather than being the tolerant, multiethnic democratic government it pretends to be, there is clear evidence that the ruling circle of Izetbegovic's party, the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), has long been guided by the principles of radical Islam.
The evidence that the leadership of the ruling Party of Democratic Action (SDA), and consequently, the Sarajevo-based government, has long been motivated by the principles of radical Islam is inescapable.
For example, in the summer of 1996 former Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic, (a Muslim, and son of the former imam at the main Sarajevo mosque) was set upon and beaten by SDA militants.
www.senate.gov /~rpc/releases/1997/iran.htm   (4617 words)

  
 Colorado Republican Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In the last two years alone, tens of millions have voted in free elections for the first time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, and Georgia.
These nations are inspiring millions more across the broader Middle East.
Copyright © 2005, Colorado Republican Party except where otherwise noted.
www.cologop.org /newsarticle.php?id=58   (1214 words)

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