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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Senate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature.
		In the United States, each of its member states has a Senate and a lower chamber, known variously as the House of Representatives, House of Delegates, General Assembly or Assembly, except for the state of Nebraska, where the Senate is the only body of a unicameral legislature.
		Until 1919, the Senate of Finland was the executive branch and supreme court.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Senate (560 words)

	Politics of Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colombia's present constitution, enacted on July 4, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an adversarial system which ultimately is to entirely replace the existing Napoleonic Code.
		Colombia's bicameral Congress consists of a 102-member Senate of Colombia and a 161-member Chamber of Representatives of Colombia.
		Senators are elected on the basis of a nationwide ballot, while representatives are elected in multimember districts co-located within the 32 national departments.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Colombia (1271 words)

	Republic of Colombia
		Colombia is bordered by Panama and the Caribbean Sea on the north, Venezuela and Brazil on the east, Equador and Peru on the south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
		Colombia's topography is characterized by the Andean Cordillera range, situated in the west-central part of the country, and which stretches from north to south, almost along the whole length of the country.
		Colombia is situated almost entirely in the arid zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
	www.ciesin.org /decentralization/English/CaseStudies/colombia.html (1654 words)

	Elections in Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colombia elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature.
		Colombia has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties, a situation which has usually meant that it would be difficult for anybody to achieve significant electoral success under the banner of any other party.
		Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago · Uruguay · Venezuela
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elections_in_Colombia (826 words)

	Colombia - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Colombia's bicameral parliament is the Congress of Colombia or Congreso, which consists of the 166-seat House of Representatives of Colombia and the 102-seat Senate of Colombia.
		Colombia has a total area of 1,138,910 km² being the fourth biggest country in South America after Brazil, Argentina and Peru and the seventh one in the American Continent.
		Colombia has a diverse population that reflects its colourful history and the peoples that have populated her from ancient, to colonial and modern times.
	www.voyager.in /Colombia (2195 words)

	The Jackson Progressive: The Colombia Page
		Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) told his colleagues, "The capacity of this body for self-delusion seems to this senator to be unlimited.
		If either or both of your senators is not on one of these lists, call them and voice your criticism of their disregard for human rights and common sense.
		Colombia is not a democracy; a small elite rules with a brutal and indiscriminate hand.
	www.jacksonprogressive.com /issues/colombia/colombiamain.html (2345 words)

	Timeline Colombia
		Colombia had been plunged into bankruptcy and subsequent civil war in 1899 after three years of steep declines in world coffee prices.
		2000 Nov 28, In Colombia the mayor-elect of Sibundoy was wounded by gunfire.
		2001 Oct 8, In Bogota, Colombia, Luis Alfredo Colmenares, a representative from Arauca, was assassinated by gunmen on a motorcycle.
	timelines.ws /countries/COLOMBIA.HTML (14781 words)

	SENATE-COLOMBIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		At a Senate hearing (Thursday) Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Pickering said the government in Bogota has the will to fight the traffickers.
		Colombia's ambassador to Washington, Luis Moreno, testified his government is confronting the problem.
		There was one especially heated exchange between Republican Senator Ted Stevens and General Charles Wilhelm, the U-S military commander in the region.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/2000/02/000224-col-us1.htm (473 words)

	Colombia Biography,info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Colombia is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil, to the south by Ecuador and Peru, to the North by the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Panama and the Pacific Ocean.
		Colombia is the fourth biggest country in South America after Brazil, Argentina and Peru and the seventh largest one in the the Americas.
		After experiencing decades of steady growth (average GDP growth exceeded 4% in the 1970-1998 period), Colombia experienced a recession in 1999 (the first full year of negative growth since 1929), and the recovery from that recession was long and painful.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Colombia (2903 words)

	Colombia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Though indeed Colombia's flag has a "darker" shade of yellow than Ecuador and Venezuela it is slightly lighter than the one depicted in your page.
		If you ignore the "shadow" effects, the shade of yellow in the flags of the new rendition of the Coat of Arms (rather than a new coat of arms per se) is the proper shade.
		In Colombia very few people care to follow legal rules about flags, and it is not uncommon to see even policemen with the national flag upside down in their uniforms.
	fotw.vexillum.com /flags/co.html (2019 words)

	Noticias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Colombia has begun exporting counternarcotics know-how to Afghanistan in a bid to stem that country's record heroin production, which, in turn, bankrolls al Qaeda.
		BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Wednesday hailed an extradition pact that has sent hundreds of Colombians to the U.S. for trial, declaring that no drug trafficker is beyond the reach of American justice.
		Colombia is the world's largest producer of cocaine but the government has received more than $3 billion in mainly military U.S. aid since 2000 to stamp out the drug trade so Artunduaga's remarks are likely to set off a storm.
	www.colombiaemb.org /opencms/opencms/extras/news_item.html?id=1396 (1130 words)

	What a Democratic Senate would mean for Colombia policy, May 23, 2001
		It is also likely that the Senate will implement greater scrutiny over the effects of fumigation, the use of private contractors, the Colombian military's human rights performance, and similar issues.
		Leahy and Senate Democrats would also play a far greater role at the crucial last stage of lawmaking: the House-Senate conference committee that reconciles both houses' versions of a bill.
		Democratic control of the Senate would strongly affect the Bush administration's appointments to key positions, which would suddenly have to pass though often hostile committees.
	www.ciponline.org /colombia/052302.htm (1067 words)

	U.S. Senate: Art & History Home > Origins & Development > Institutional Development > Facts & ...
		First woman senator: Rebecca Felton (D-GA) was appointed to the Senate, and took the oath of office on November 21, 1922.
		First (and only) father and son to serve in the Senate simultaneously: Henry Dodge of Wisconsin served in the Senate from 1848 to 1857, and his son, Augustus Dodge of Iowa, served from 1855 to 1858.
		First (and only) senator to represent three states in the U.S. Senate: James Shields represented Illinois from 1849 to 1855, Minnesota from 1858 to 1859, and Missouri in 1879.
	www.senate.gov /artandhistory/history/common/briefing/Facts_Figures.htm (618 words)

	Colombia and Human Rights
		Murder and abduction of social activists in Colombia is not uncommon.
		While the September 29 Senate hearing on Colombia is a step in the right direction, it provides little solace to the family of Esperanza Amaris Miranda and other social activists who continue to work in a climate of terror.
		Colombia's subtly demagogic President Uribe gained the advantage in the upcoming election by leveraging the strength of anti-left paramilitaries, drug trafficking and a culture of violence.
	www.thenation.com /doc/20031124/englander (1144 words)

	Senate of Colombia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The remaining two are elected from a special list set aside for American Indian communities.
		Note: As the blank vote percentage was 58.21% (more than 50%), this special election must be repeated, with the same parties but different candidates [1]
		Summary of the 10 March 2002 Parliament of Colombia election results
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Senate_of_Colombia (415 words)

	The GULLY \| Colombia \| The Sophistry of War
		The emergence of the paramilitary phenomenon in the past few years has blinded Colombians, imposing the notion that the solution is to sweep away anyone who thinks differently.
		We must press for a negotiating table where not only the interests of a few are defended, but where all of us, women and men alike, can negotiate our future: a Colombia with social justice, with inclusion and equal access to health, education and employment.
		Manuel José Bermúdez Andrade, a journalist and social scientist, is a candidate for the Colombian Senate.
	www.thegully.com /essays/colombia/020201_sophistry_of_war.html (560 words)

	United Church News: UCC voices resound as Senate votes on Colombia legislation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When a group of UCC and Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) members joined a Witness for Peace delegation to Colombia this spring, an e-mail network of 62 concerned activists was formed, comprised of members of the delegation and others interested in U.S. policy toward Colombia.
		However, UCC members learned during the delegation that increased military aid from the United States was not helpful in stopping the violence, and the policy of fumigation was endangering the health and economic well-being of Colombians.
		When the Senate voted on the Andean Initiative, it cut the level of spending on military aid based on concerns raised by advocates.
	www.ucc.org /ucnews/dec01/colombia.htm (442 words)

	Senate Letter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When the Senate passed Plan Colombia in 2000, the stated goal was to curb drug production.
		Senator _________, I am gravely concerned that US policy is spiraling out of control, and that US goals in Colombia are so broad and vague that it will be difficult to know when to stop.
		Given all that is at risk in Colombia, the lack of debate over this policy in the US Senate is alarming.
	www.lawg.org /countries/colombia/Senate-letter.htm (338 words)

	Senate votes for military intervention in Colombia
		The US Senate voted June 21st for a massive escalation in US military intervention in Colombia.
		Senators voted overwhelmingly for the legislative package after turning back two amendments supported by Latin American, human rights and drug policy reform groups, including DRCNet and the November Coalition.
		Concerned citizens should contact their senators, asking them if and why they voted on military intervention in Colombia.
	www.november.org /razorwire/rzold/19/19001.html (321 words)

	Update on Senate Colombia amendment - Printer Friendly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Senate debate on the Defense Authorization bill dragged late into last week, and the Byrd amendment was finally voted on on Wednesday afternoon.
		Given the Senate's strong support for Plan Colombia over the years, the Byrd amendment vote is a major improvement.
		The Senate and House bills not have to be reconciled in the joint conference committee.
	www.globalexchange.org /countries/americas/colombia/2122.html.pf (596 words)

	Colombian Human Rights Official Forced to Exile
		The Attorney General for Human Rights, Hernando Valencia, resigned his post and traveled to Spain yesterday (Sept 1), after saying that he felt himself pressured to resign as a result of his proceeeding which declared that an Army General was responsible for the murder of a woman guerrilla.
		Valencia obtained a special visa from the Spanish Embassy in Colombia which will permit him to carry on academic activities in Spain, and he immediately travelled with is son, Felipe, age 12, to Spain, but he did not seek asylum nor diplomatic protection, a spokesperson from the Spanish Embassy said.
		If your senator is on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, write to her/him the same message.
	www.colombiasupport.net /1995/velandia.html (733 words)

	SENATE / COLOMBIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The House and Senate approved the measure (Thursday and Friday), sending it on to the president, who has been waiting to sign it into law.
		However, most lawmakers feel they have no alternative but to help Colombia battle the cocaine and heroin trade.
		Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle argues the situation is too grave to ignore, even though he shares the concern about a military quagmire.
	www.fas.org /irp/news/2000/06/000630-col-usa1.htm (317 words)

	The 2006 aid request conference committee: Call your representatives in Congress! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		If your senator or member of Congress is on the Foreign Operations Subcommittee, your call is especially important.
		Tell your senators and members of Congress to support the Senate language on Colombia in the foreign operations appropriations conference committee.
		The Senate version of the bill calls for greater development assistance and less military aid to Colombia, and lays out strict guidelines for U.S. funding of Colombian paramilitary demobilization.
	www.peaceincolombia.org /06confcall.htm (299 words)

	CoB Witness-Washington Office - Colombia Mobilization Letter
		September 10, 2001 the paramilitaries were categorized by the U.S. government as a "terrorist" group, yet the US continues to aid the Colombia military, and the Colombia military continues its ties to the paramilitaries.
		The herbicide glyphosate (known in the U.S. as Roundup) is being widely used to eradicate opium poppy and coca plants with untested additives and "surfactants" such as CosmoFlux.
		U.S. aid to Colombia has not and will not decrease the amount of cocaine sent to the U.S. or consumed by our citizens.
	www.brethren.org /genbd/washofc/ColombiaLetter.htm (606 words)

	SENATE-COLOMBIA AID
		However, his objections are not based on the aid plan itself, but on the cost of the larger spending package, which also covers disaster relief and peacekeeping operations in (the Yugoslav province of) Kosovo.
		The administration and its Democratic allies are pressing hard for the Senate to follow suit.
		Lott says Colombia's money will have to be attached to some other bill, but should eventually pass.
	www.globalsecurity.org /intell/library/news/2000/04/000412-col-usa1.htm (351 words)

	In Bogota (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Canada-Colombia Minga's Bogota-Tocaima team met with the Human Rights Ombudsman, Patricia Linares, and with the President of the Senate of Colombia, Carlos Garcia, today in Bogota, specifically to ask both of those officials to guarantee the safety of their Colombian hosts against reprisals after the team leaves.
		In a meeting with the executive of the Worker's Union Central in Colombia (the CUT), the CUT cited that 3000 labour activists have been killed in Colombia in the past 10 years.
		The CUT said that the IMF/World Bank structural adjustment program imposed in Colombia is going to result in the elimination of 100 000 jobs.
	www.zmag.org /crisescurevts/colombia/mingacm6.htm (392 words)

	*COLOMBIA INFOinBRIEF
		CONTACT YOUR SENATORS AND URGE THEM TO OPPOSE MILITARY AID TO On Thursday, March 30th, the full House of Representatives approved the 2000 emergency supplemental aid package (HR 3908), which includes $1.7 billion in aid for Colombia (most of it for the military).
		The emergency supplemental bill is scheduled for consideration in the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, April 4th and from there it will move to the Senate floor.
		Please ask your senators to share their concerns regarding human rights in Colombia with the Senate during the vote.
	colhrnet.igc.org /infobrief/ib200003.htm (576 words)

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		We have just heard that the Senate could debate the 2004 foreign aid bill, containing over $500 million in mostly military and police aid for Colombia, as early as today or tomorrow (10/28-10/29).
		This is despite the fact that the goals for Colombia policy that Congress set out three years ago have not been met-- and in many cases, things have gotten worse.
		Please call your senators today (October 28) and ask them to make a statement during the debate that raises concerns about US military policy and fumigation in Colombia.
	www.lawg.org /countries/colombia/Senate-debate.htm (465 words)

	Center for International Policy
		Bullets denote a vote in favor of decreasing military aid to Colombia.
		"NC" signifies that the senator was not a member of the Senate at the time of the debate, "NVR" denotes that no vote was registered for that senator, and "stmt" signals that the member spoke in favor of decreased military aid during the legislative debate.
		ACU Conservative Rating: From the American Conservative Union, a 0-100 score, based on lifetime voting records, offering a rough indication of whether a member holds "conservative" political views.
	www.ciponline.org /colombia/senvotes.htm (268 words)

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