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  Liberalism worldwide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The mainstream of liberalism continues on the path of gradual reforms, embraces electoral democracy as a basic liberal position and organizes itself in the form of the traditional liberal parties.
Liberalism in the United States was primarily defined by the self-proclaimed liberal presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt.
The so-called Liberal Democratic Party of Russia is not at all liberal; it is a nationalist, right-wing populist party.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Timeline_of_liberal_parties_around_the_world   (5559 words)

  
 Liberalism in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament.
After the War, their influence was undermined by the rise of socialism in the form of Labour Party, who displaced the Liberals to become the party of progressive and reformist tendencies.
1886: A faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Unionist Party
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Liberalism_in_the_United_Kingdom   (1052 words)

  
 United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
At the April 2001 UK Census, the United Kingdom's population was 58,789,194, the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the twenty-first largest in the world.
The 36,320-member Royal Navy operates the United Kingdom's nuclear deterrent, which consists of four Trident-armed submarines, while the Royal Marines are the Royal Navy's Light Infantry units for amphibious assault and for specialist reinforcement forces in and beyond the NATO area.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uk   (7343 words)

  
 United_Kingdom
The United Kingdom, often confusingly referred to as "Britain", is a constitutional monarchy and a "unitary state", composed by the political union of four constituent entities: the three constituent countries of England, Scotland, and Wales on Great Britain, and the province of Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland.
Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom's high literacy rate (99%) is attributable to universal public education introduced for the primary level in 1870 and secondary level in 1900 (except in Scotland where it was introduced in 1696).
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_kingdom.html   (4373 words)

  
 United States   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., the U.S. of A, the States, and America, is a country in North America.
However, although the United States is committed to the Western ideology to pursue human rights, the extent to which these rights are available in practice is debated: various forms of ethnic discrimination were not legally prohibited until the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Several major seaports are in the United States; the three busiest are California's Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach, and the Port of New York and New Jersey, all among the world's busiest.
www.donkeylink.com /en/United_States.htm   (6382 words)

  
 American Hegemony - A Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Similar actions were taken against anti-nazi resistance groups in other liberated territories, for example in Germany, where an average of $6 million was spent supporting the Nazi intelligence network of General Reinhard Gehlen until he was replaced by the CIA in 1954.
United Fruit Co., aka Chiquita Banana, and the CIA lobby the Eisenhower administration to overthrow President Jacobo Arbenz, who attempted to institute land reforms that threatened United Fruit's extortion of Guatemalan agriculture, and expanded on the ideal of democracy to end disenfranchizement of communist sympathizers at the table of government.
The 2002 election of the liberal canidate Luiz Lula to the presidency demonstrates how foreign economic pressures are put to bear in the form of self-fulfilling prophecies: "For months international investment banks have been downgrading Brazil's government bonds, saying that a Lula presidency would likely lead to a default.
www.flagrancy.net /timeline.html   (12665 words)

  
 Pol Pot killer file
The party's all-powerful Central Committee, headed by Pol Pot, is referred to as 'Angkar' (organisation).
United Nations (UN) continues to recognise Pol Pot's Democratic Kampuchea as the legal representative of Cambodia.
In July all the parties in the Cambodian conflict attend an informal meeting in Bogor, Indonesia.
www.moreorless.au.com /killers/pot.html   (4698 words)

  
 Jesus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
It is not the case that all scholars reject Jesus' divinity, yet some may choose to describe the social and cultural implications of claiming divinity in the 1st century.
The Greek form is a liberal translation of Messiah from Hebrew mashiach (&1502;&1513;&1497;&1495;) or Aramaic m'shikha (&1502;&1513;&1497;&1495;&1488;), a word which occurs often in the Hebrew Bible and typically refers to the "high priest" or "king".
Within Judaism, There were several parties, primarily the Sadducees, closely connected with the priesthood and the Temple, and the Pharisees, who were teachers and leaders of the synagogues.
jesus.iqnaut.net   (5474 words)

  
 Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Jordan's annexation of those territories in 1950 was recognized only by the United Kingdom and Pakistan, while Israel's annexation of part of Jerusalem became a matter of contention.
The prevalent balance between the largest parties means that the smaller parties can have disproportionately strong influence to their size, due to their ability to act as tie breakers; they often use this status to block popular legislation or promote their own even contrary to the manifesto of the larger party in office.
On the Right, the Likud party was formed by a union of the Liberals and the nationalist Herut party.
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 NUCLEAR AND WMD
The United States has made it clear that participation by the United Kingdom is crucial to plans for the NMD system currently under consideration.
While international opposition to the project is strong, many British politicians maintain that there still exists a ‘special relationship’ between the United Kingdom and the United States, and that high levels of cooperation in the diplomatic, defense and intelligence fields are the fruitful results of this relationship.
However, the United Kingdom consistently has placed multilateral arms control as a key tenet of its foreign policy, and it is just such agreements which NMD threatens to undo.
www.basicint.org /nuclear/UK_Policy/UK_debate.htm   (1844 words)

  
 Foreign Affairs - The American Creed: Does It Matter? Should It Change? - Michael Lind   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
And a supposedly consensual Japanese political culture was invoked to explain one-party rule and bossism in that country--until the recent appearance of multiparty politics and charismatic leadership.
Along with the indifference of Keynesian liberals to the effects of economic policy on character, the libertarian activism of the Supreme Court, he argues, has contributed to the triumph of the procedural republic.
Alexander Hamilton, the patron saint of American liberalism in the sense in which Sandel uses the term, was right to mock the cult of neoclassical republican virtue: "We may preach till we are tired of the theme, the necessity of disinterestedness in republics, without making a single proselyte.
www.foreignaffairs.org /19960301fareviewessay4193/michael-lind/the-american-creed-does-it-matter-should-it-change.html   (1719 words)

  
 Foreign Affairs - Putting Liberty First: The Case Against Democracy - John B. Judis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Zakaria defines democracy, in contrast, as a political system based on "open, free, and fair elections." In 1830, the United Kingdom had constitutional liberty but was not a democracy: only two percent of the population was eligible to vote.
The United States became a full-fledged liberal democracy after women won the vote in 1920 and fls were guaranteed access to the polls in 1965, and now most of Europe consists of liberal democracies also.
Before South Korea and Taiwan instituted elections, many American liberals denounced them for their lack of democracy, and Singapore's government is still in disfavor.
www.foreignaffairs.org /20030501fareviewessay11224/john-b-judis/putting-liberty-first-the-case-against-democracy.html   (2236 words)

  
 WorldAndUS: United States Archives
Party leaders pledged themselves to Jihad against the US, advocated the partition of the US into 52 successor states (on the model of the former Soviet Union), and bemoaned the fact that Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons has failed to deter American strikes inside the country.
Amidst the theme of the UN initiation for the establishment of a harmonious world, the act of the United States and Japan in presenting the new military cooperation agreement which is full of Cold War mentality entirely goes against the trend of the times featuring peace and development.
The United States attacked Iraq in the name of "the fight against terror." It proved, however, that the supposed threat of weapons of mass destruction, the casus belli, was in fact nonexistent.
journalism.berkeley.edu /projects/worldandus/archives/united_states/index.php   (14568 words)

  
 Adolf Hitler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A key element of Hitler's appeal was his ability to convey a sense of offended national pride caused by the Treaty of Versailles imposed on the defeated German Empire by the Allies.
The party learned quickly and soon a more subtle propaganda emerged, combining anti-Semitism with an attack on the failures of the "Weimar system" and the parties supporting it.
Bal Thackeray, leader of the right-wing Shiv Sena party in the Indian state of Maharashtra, declared in 1995 that he was an admirer of Hitler.
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 NTI: Global Security Newswire - Thursday, March 6, 2003
The United Kingdom has proposed compromise language for the latest draft resolution on Iraq that would give Baghdad more time to comply with inspections, diplomats said yesterday (see GSN, March 4)...
The United States is one of five countries allowed to possess nuclear weapons by the treaty, but those five agreed to make good faith efforts toward total nuclear disarmament over time.
By comparison, the United Kingdom, which had received a similar request, indicated its preference for approval and then announced approval before public discussions and parliamentary consideration were fully concluded (see GSN, Feb. 6).
www.nti.org /d_newswire/issues/newswires/2003_3_6.html   (6707 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Middle East | Country profiles | Country profile: Saudi Arabia
One of the most devout and insular countries in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has emerged from being an underdeveloped desert kingdom to become one of the wealthiest nations in the region thanks to vast oil resources.
But political parties are banned - the opposition is organised from outside the country - and activists who publicly broach the subject of reform risk being jailed.
The September 11 attacks on the US and instances of domestic militancy were said to have brought about a bolder and more candid reporting.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/791936.stm   (1027 words)

  
 Chronology on the History of Slavery 1619 to 1789
Slavery in the United States was governed by an extensive body of law developed from the 1660s to the 1860s.
The study of the African component of slave resistance may appear to be the exception to the general state of slave studies, which has tended to pay more attention to the European influences on the Americas rather than the continuities with African history.
By fomenting war between kingdoms and by introducing superior arms to those cooperating with the trade, the Europeans obligated many unwilling kingdoms to collaborate with them or face enslavement themselves--raid or be raided.
www.innercity.org /holt/slavechron.html   (17488 words)

  
 BBC News | WALES | Downing Street defends 'save Michael' role
But he has already moved to damp down speculation that he is about to agree a formal coalition with the Liberal Democrats to avoid the fate of his predecessor Alun Michael.
Tony Blair telephoned the Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy to discuss options for a deal between the parties before Wednesday's vote of confidence.
The Liberal Democrats say nothing is on or off the agenda at the moment.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/wales/641752.stm   (495 words)

  
 UNITED KINGDOM NEWS UK NEWS BRITISH NEWS | HavenWorks.com/world/united-kingdom capital: London, United Kingdom of Great ...
"In the weeks before the United States-led invasion of Iraq, as the United States and Britain pressed for a second United Nations resolution condemning Iraq, President Bush's public ultimatum to Saddam Hussein was blunt: Disarm or face war."...
Bush talked about several ways to provoke a confrontation, including a proposal to paint a United States surveillance plane in the colors of the United Nations in hopes of drawing fire, or assassinating Mr.
United Kingdom and Gibraltar (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)"
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 Help Nancy Pelosi hold Bush Accountable!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
If Bush and the Republican party had not wrecked the good jobs in America by pandering to corporate exports of our high paying jobs, most Americans would not even consider the Mexicans a threat to the economy.
For the Lord of all shows no partiality, nor does he fear greatness, Because he himself made the great as well as the small, and he provides for all alike; but for those in power a rigorous scrutiny impends.
All we know at this point is there is a massive migration to the United States that includes middle and upper class, business people, as well as the folks we've already been seeing.
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 Optical Munitions Exhibition - Australian History Timeline
Letters were sent on microfilm from Australia to the United Kingdom.
Japanese prisoners-of-war escaped from their internee camp at Cowra, New South Wales: 234 prisoners and 4 guards were killed.
The Liberal Party was formed by Robert Gordon Menzies out of the remnants of the former United Australia Party.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/exhib/omp/bgrnd/timeline.htm   (685 words)

  
 Eschaton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
I love the fact she went to Witwatersrand, a liberal university, and fought against apartheid.
Sharpe, a Republican, served in the state House from 1985 until 2002 and was chairman of the Agriculture Committee.
A timeline of events to determine who knew what when focusing on the reporting of allegations of wrongdoing compared with actions taken to investigate or remedy the situation.
atrios.blogspot.com /2004_07_25_atrios_archive.html   (8938 words)

  
 Pine Crest AP Comparative Govt UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Why is it difficult for parties in Great Britain to carry out their programs when they are in power?
Explain in detail why the Liberal Democrats are the most enthusiastic proponents of proportional voting in the U.K. Identify the major types of interest groups in the U.K. and explain how their roles differ from those of interest groups in the U.S.A. (use QUANGOs in your explanation)
Compare the roles played by parties in the House of Commons with the roles played by parties in the U.S. Congress and identify causes for the differences in political culture and government structure and organization
teacherweb.ftl.pinecrest.edu /crawfor/apcg/UK/unit4uk.htm   (395 words)

  
 Think Progress » January 2005: Gonzales Said Bush Did Not “Authorize Actions…In Contravention of Our Criminal ...
And if Congress passes a law that is unconstitutional, there is a practice and a tradition recognized by presidents of both parties that he may elect to decide not to enforce that law.
What we have here is the AG of the United States lying under oath to congress.
Now, if you know the tradition of the United States Army, one thing has been consistent and that is that we are aggressive and tough on the field of battle, but when you take prisoners they are treated humanly and with respect.
thinkprogress.org /2005/12/18/gonzales-january   (13232 words)

  
 CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Political parties and leaders
Andorran Democratic Center Party or CDA (formerly Democratic Party or PD) [leader NA]; Liberal Party of Andorra or PLA (formerly Liberal Union or UL) [Albert PINTAT]; Social Democratic Party or PS (formerly part of National Democratic Group or AND) [Mariona GONZALEZ REOLIT]
Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]
Colombian Communist Party or PCC [Jaime CAICEDO]; Conservative Party or PSC [Carlos HOLGUIN Sardi]; Democratic Pole or PDI [Samuel MORENO Rojas]; Liberal Party or PL [Juan Fernando CRISTO]
www.starrepublic.org /factbook/fields/2118.html   (3068 words)

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