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	Tarja Halonen & SETA
		On February 6, 2000, Tarja Halonen, minister of foreign affairs, was elected as the new President of Finland.
		Halonen is unique among all heads of state in that she has been the chairwoman of a national LGBT organisation, SETA (Finnish National organization for Sexual Equality).
		Halonen, a MP since 1979, made in 1981 a proposal in the parliament, together with a group of other MPs, to repeal that prohibition and to start the work towards gay-inclusive anti-discrimination legislature.
	www.helsinki.fi /~eisaksso/tarja.html (635 words)

	Finland Head of State
		Halonen has a fine record as foreign minister for the last six years, and especially during the six months when Finland did a wonderful job as the host country for the EU.
		The duel between Halonen and Aho was essentially one between a sensible and secure Mumin mom, radical, intelligent, warm and respected, and a dynamic and sleek Finnish answer to Tony Blair.
		Tarja Halonen does not wont' too much about her appearance even though she did manage to clean up her act during the last days of the campaign.
	www.nordicway.com /finland_head_of_state.htm (777 words)

	ABC News: Finnish President Wins Another Term (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Incumbent President of Finland Tarja Halonen, right, with her husband Dr. Pentti Arajaervi, as they cast their ballot on Sunday Jan. 29, 2006 in a working class district of Helsinki where Halonen she grew up.
		Halonen, 62, described her victory as historic, as she was the Nordic country's first head of state to be re-elected in a direct ballot.
		Halonen had been widely expected to clinch a second six-year term, but her re-election appeared less certain as Niinisto, a 57-year-old former finance minister, rallied in the days leading up to Sunday's runoff.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1554648 (381 words)

	Tarja Halonen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tarja Kaarina Halonen (born December 24, 1943) is the President of Finland.
		Halonen announced in 1999 that she wished to run as a candidate for President in the 2000 Presidential election.
		Anna Halonen is the daughter of President Halonen and her former partner, Kari Pekkonen.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarja_Halonen (1801 words)

	Commissioner: H.E. Ms. Tarja Halonen - Finland
		Tarja Halonen was elected the 11th President of Finland in February 2000 and assumed office on 1 March 2000.
		President Halonen was born in Helsinki in 1943.
		President Halonen became a lawyer with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions in 1970, continuing in this position during her political career as a Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister.
	www.ilo.org /public/english/wcsdg/members/halonen.htm (262 words)

	tarjaturunen.com - The Official Tarja Turunen homepage
		Tarja said yes to the invitation, and thus Nightwish was born.
		It was the beginning as well for Tarja Turunen to establish a career that compromises two different kind of music and a long way to go until the audience in general has accepted this fact.
		Tarja Turunen achieved a new status when Yle TV Station official web page named her as The Most Impressive dressed lady in the party according to the people vote.
	www.tarjaturunen.com /en/about.html (1563 words)

	The Co-Chairs of the Millennium Summit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tarja Halonen was elected President of the Republic of Finland in February 2000 and assumed office on 1 March.
		President Halonen has played an active role in the Council of Europe, first as Vice-Chairman of the Finnish delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly from 1991 to 1995, and, later, in her capacity as the Minister for Foreign Affairs during the Finnish presidency of the Council of Europe Ministerial Committee in 1997.
		Among her ministerial assignments, President Halonen served as Minister at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (1987-1990), as Minister of Justice (1990-1991), as Minister for Nordic Cooperation (1989-1991), and as Minister in charge of gender equality (1989-1991).
	www.un.org /millennium/media/Halonen.htm (394 words)

	Tarja Halonen (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		'''Tarja Kaarina Halonen''' (born December 24, 1943) is a Finnish lawyer and politician.
		Halonen graduated from the University of Helsinki in 1968 and has a Master of Laws degree.
		Tarja Halonen was born on 24 December 1943 in Helsinki in the district of Kallio, which has traditionally been a working-class quarter.
	tarja-halonen.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (837 words)

	ECONOMY & POLITICS: Tarja Halonen - Finland's first woman president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		arja Halonen, the 11th President of Finland and the first woman to hold her country's highest position, was inaugurated for a six-year term on 1 March 2000.
		Not even when she was running for the presidency did she falter on points of principle concerning her personal life, even though it was widely believed that a woman who had relinquished her membership of the (semi-established) church and was living in a nonmarital cohabitation would scare off voters.
		President Tarja Halonen has lived for most of her life in the Helsinki district of Kallio, once working-class, but now pretty well gentrified.
	www.publiscan.fi /ec13e-1.htm (798 words)

	Halonen Tarja Kaarina - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Halonen Tarja Kaarina - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Halonen, Tarja Kaarina (1943-), Finnish politician, first woman President of Finland (2000- ).
		Halonen was born in Helsinki, and was educated at...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Halonen_Tarja_Kaarina.html (63 words)

	The President of Finland
		President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen was honoured with Solidar’s International Silver Rose Award for her role as co-chair of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization and for her campaign to promote the human face of globalization.
		Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen at the General Assembly of Solidar in Brussels on 8 November 2006
		Speech by President of the Republic Tarja Halonen at a dinner in honour of the President of Ukraine, Victor Yushchenko, on 26 October 2006
	www.tpk.fi /english (174 words)

	Finland for Thought » What does Tarja Halonen have against Globalization?? \| Politics, current events, culture - ...
		Tarja comes from a self-sustaining country where all the Finns buy Finnish products, and all the Finnish products are sold to Finns - and her government has her hands in everything.
		President Tarja Halonen does not believe that the crisis between Lebanon and Israel can be solved by a NATO or European Union intervention while the fighting is going on, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE reports.
		"President Tarja Halonen has demanded an explanation from Israel for the bombing of the United Nations base in Khiam, in which a Finnish military observer is believed to have been killed.
	www.finlandforthought.net /index.php?p=8 (2100 words)

	cbs5.com - Conan's Endorsement No Joke To Some Finns
		Halonen was hugely popular even before O'Brien discovered their similarities, but Jaaskelainen said hits on the campaign Web site have quintupled partly because of O'Brien's shows.
		In one show, O'Brien presented a mock ad for Halonen in which he and two Finns were discussing the election while fishing on a frozen lake.
		Polls showed Halonen with a solid lead on the eve of the election, but it was not clear whether she would get the more than 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff.
	cbs5.com /watercooler/watercooler_story_014164226.html (683 words)

	Juhani Artto Homepage 2003
		During these last few months of her campaign, Halonen defended the Nordic welfare state, as she has done throughout her long career as a politician.
		”President Tarja Halonen is the only candidate who has consistently defended the principles, important for wage and salary earners: the generally binding character of collective agreements and the tri-partite labour market system", the SAK President Lauri Ihalainen argued shortly before the election day.
		Halonen is also well known for her active involvement in international solidarity causes, like championing the rights of the Chilean people during the military dictatorship, and for her readiness to defend minorities.
	www.artto.kaapeli.fi /unions/T2006/j03 (336 words)

	The State Hermitage Museum: Hermitage News
		The exhibition shows jewelry of various countries and epochs, from the 3rd millenium B.C. to the early 20th century A.D. Tarja Halonen and Mikhail B. Piotrovsky discussed a project which the Hermitage is preparing for the St. Petersburg Tercentenary together with a number of Finnish museums.
		When making an entry in the Hermitage Book of Honorable Guests Tarja Halonen told Mikhail B. Piotrovsky jokingly that she had long since wanted to do this but when she visited the Hermitage before nobody offered her to.
		Halonen had been to the Hermitage many times when in her student years she studied art history.
	www.hermitagemuseum.org /html_En/11/b2003/hm11_1_83.html (222 words)

	Tarja Halonen, The Most Powerful Women - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Halonen, 61, began her political career in 1974, holding various parliamentary posts before becoming the first woman to assume the Finnish presidency in 2000.
		Halonen is a strong European Union promoter despite the recent setbacks to adopting a constitution after no votes by France and the Netherlands.
		Halonen will take these achievements to the polls next year when she is up for re-election.
	www.forbes.com /lists/2005/11/6T1X.html (186 words)

	CNN.com - Madame President, it's that talk show host - Feb 14, 2006
		The "Late Night" jokester, who ran a mock ad campaign endorsing the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen -- because of her strong resemblance to him, red hair and all -- had a face-to-similar-face meeting with her Tuesday at the presidential palace in downtown Helsinki.
		On his arrival Saturday, O'Brien quipped that he expected to be rewarded for endorsing Halonen with a Cabinet position as inspector of saunas, "mostly women's saunas," but the issue was not discussed in the meeting.
		O'Brien said his wife was not too happy about his Valentine's Day meeting with Tarja, calling her by her first name as many Finns do.
	www.cnn.com /2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/14/people.conan.obrien.ap/index.html (557 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| Finns narrowly re-elect Halonen
		Incumbent Tarja Halonen has won a second six-year term in Finland's presidential run-off election by a razor thin margin.
		President Halonen, the country's first woman leader, beat off Conservative challenger Sauli Niinisto with 51.8% of the vote.
		President Halonen campaigned as "the president for all the people" on a platform of equality and preserving the welfare state.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/europe/4659628.stm (200 words)

	Tarja Halonen - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.umd.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Tarja Kaarina Halonen [ˈtɑrja ˈkɑːrinɑ ˈhɑlɔnɛn] (* 24.
		Infolge dessen konnte Tarja Halonen nicht mehr in demselben Ausmaße wie ihre Vorgänger Urho Kekkonen, Mauno Koivisto und Martti Ahtisaari auch in der Gestaltung der Innen- und Außenpolitik hervortreten.
		Tarja Halonen, die sich bei Meinungsumfragen regelmäßig hoher Beliebtheitswerte erfreut, gab am 19.
	de.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Tarja_Halonen (448 words)

	Mr. O'Brien Goes To Helsinki, Conan Gives Finnish President Valentine After Running Mock Campaign Ads - CBS News
		The "Late Night" jokester, who ran a mock ad campaign endorsing the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen, because of her strong resemblance to him, red hair and all, had a face-to-similar-face meeting with her Tuesday at the presidential palace in downtown Helsinki.
		Last year, O'Brien caused a political stir when, based on their resemblance, he endorsed the 62-year-old Halonen for a second, six-year term, which she won last month.
		CBS News RAW: "Late Night's" Conan O'Brien visited Finnish President Tarja Halonen in Helsinki, after the host developed a gag on his show comparing his looks to hers and deeming them twins.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/02/14/entertainment/main1317055.shtml (748 words)

	In praise of Tarja Halonen, Finland's president - @forums
		Tarja Halonen, the 11th President of Finland and the first woman to hold her country's highest position, was inaugurated for a six-year term on 1 March 2000.
		Accustomed to their royals, the Swedish media were interested enough in the President as a woman, but did not give her many marks for style.
		According to one paper reporting on her arrival at the airport, "with her pearl necklace and carrying a large handbag, she looked like Moomin Mama." Her evening dress drew criticism, but also praise: "Tarja Halonen showed that she has her own style.
	www.atforumz.com /showthread.php?t=43782 (1172 words)

	NewsFromRussia.Com President Tarja Halonen clear leader before Finnish presidential election
		Incumbent President Tarja Halonen remains the clear leader in opinion polls, a month before the Finnish presidential election, with indications that she would win outright in a first round of voting.
		Halonen, 61, has been the country's most popular head of state since independence in 1917, commanding huge support across party lines, with opinion polls often giving her more than 60 percent support.
		If re-elected, Halonen will be the only president to be chosen for two terms since direct election was introduced in 1994.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/12/15/69894.html (2595 words)

	Conan O'Brien finds his twin Finn - Celebrity News - MSNBC.com
		Talk show host Conan O'Brien, left, hands a Valentine's Day present to Finland's President Tarja Halonen at the presidential palace in Helsinki, Finland.
		His mock ads not only backed Halonen but attacked her opponents.
		Finns are very aware of their image abroad and when O’Brien poked fun at the small country, he was overwhelmed by cards and mail, and Finns started appearing in the New York audience of his nightly NBC show.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/11344809 (720 words)

	Pravda.RU Tarja Halonen Believes That The Baltic States' Joining NATO Will Not Affect Finland's Security
		Speaking at the joint press-conference with President Putin of Russia on Monday, Tarja Halonen noted that the Baltic states forthcoming joining NATO was taken into account when Finland's defence strategy was developed.
		This was said at a press conference in Tokyo on Monday by Sergei Kirienko, chairman of the state commission for chemical weapons and presidential plenipotentiary to the Volga federal district.
		President of Finland Tarja Halonen believes that the forthcoming Baltic states' joining NATO will not affect Finland's security.
	newsfromrussia.com /world/2001/09/03/14085.html (1765 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Europe \| 'Playboy' Berlusconi irks Finland
		Italy's Silvio Berlusconi has stunned the Finnish government by saying he used his "playboy" charms on the country's president, Tarja Halonen.
		In 2001, he told the European Union that Finland did not deserve the food safety agency as "Finns don't even know what prosciutto is".
		Regarding his tactics in persuading Mrs Halonen, Mr Berlusconi reportedly said: "When you seek a result, it's necessary to use all available weapons and therefore I brushed up all my playboy skills, now from the distant past, and I used a series of tender pleas to the president."
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/4122596.stm (449 words)

	USATODAY.com - Conan O'Brien meets with Finnish leader (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		left, presents Finnish President Tarja Halonen with a special Valentine's Day gift during his visit Tuesday.
		The Late Night jokester, who ran a mock ad campaign endorsing the re-election of Finnish President Tarja Halonen — because of her strong resemblance to him, red hair and all — had a face-to-similar-face meeting with her Tuesday at the presidential palace in downtown Helsinki.
		Last year, O'Brien caused a political stir when, based on their resemblance, he endorsed the 62-year-old Halonen for a second six-year term — which she won last month.
	www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-02-14-obrien-finland_x.htm (539 words)

	Remarks with President Tarja Halonen of Finland
		Remarks with Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, President of Finland, after their meeting
		PRESIDENT HALONEN: We have had a very, very good discussion concerning both Afghanistan, Middle East, Korean Peninsula, and we could say more about the aims of the security.
		I have said my opinion concerning the importance of the USA presence in the Middle East now, and I'm very interested in (inaudible) President Bush will comment on that.
	www.state.gov /s/d/former/armitage/remarks/2002/9424.htm (556 words)

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