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 Democratic Unionist Party - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), political party based in Northern Ireland, established in Belfast by the Reverend Ian Paisley and fellow unionist...
Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), Northern Ireland political party, established in 1970 to represent left-of-center opinion by members of...
Paisley, Ian, born in 1926, politician and Protestant cleric in Northern Ireland, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
encarta.msn.com /Democratic_Unionist_Party.html   (186 words)

  
 SPLCenter.org: Center History
Suing for monetary damages for victims of Klan violence, the Center was able to bankrupt several major Klan organizations and to draw national attention to the growing threat of white supremacist activity.
Center civil suits would eventually result in judgments against 46 individuals and nine major white supremacist organizations for their roles in hate crimes.
Center lawsuits were effective in weakening organized white supremacist activity, but random hate crime was increasing in the 1980s.
www.splcenter.org /center/history/history.jsp   (975 words)

  
 The Nixon Center
The Nixon Center held a luncheon on November 10, 2003 with terrorism expert Tim Spicer to discuss the role of the private sector in the war on terrorism.
CENTER SCHOLAR FRITZ W. Ambassador James Lilley, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Ambassador Winston Lord, currently the co-chairman of the International Rescue Committee, assessed the current state of U.S.-China relations and gave their perspectives on the Bush-Jiang Summit.
The Nixon Center and the Center for Immigration Studies co-sponsored an August 6 breakfast briefing on the challenges of Mexican immigration to the United States after September 11.
www.nixoncenter.org /index.html   (5307 words)

  
 TomPaine.com - Worse Than Union Busting
The over-the-top mudslinging by the Center for Union Facts, the National Right to Work Committee and other anti-union groups is nothing more than an attempt to pull the wool over our eyes, hiding the real crisis in the American workplace.
When faced with union organizing drives, 30 percent of employers terminate pro-union workers, 40 percent threaten to close a worksite if a union prevails and 51 percent coerce workers into opposing unions with bribery and favoritism.
The right knows that unions act as the nation’s conscience by advancing civil rights, environmental protections and other causes of equality, justice and fair play far beyond the workplace.
www.tompaine.com /articles/2006/10/25/worse_than_union_busting.php   (675 words)

  
 Union of the Democratic Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Union of the Democratic Center (EDIK, Greek:Ένωση Δημοκρατικού Κέντρου, Enosi Dimokratiko Kentrou) was a liberal party in Greece.
The party was founded on February 5, 1976, two years after the military junta, as successor of the Center Union - New Forces and the Democratic Center Union of Ioannis Zidgis.
Its party leader at the time was George Mavros who earlier lead the Center Union - New Forces; Mavros would join PASOK a couple of years later though.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_of_the_Democratic_Center   (148 words)

  
 Carter Center Press Releases - Democratic Republic of the Congo Elections
They are among the estimated 1,500 observers deployed throughout the DRC by international groups including the European Union and the African Union.
The Carter Center began long-term election observation in the DRC in April following an invitation from the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI), and the welcome of all major political parties to observe the presidential and legislative elections.
Clark led the Center's delegation for the July 30 elections and he will be joined once again by John Stremlau, associate executive director of the Carter Center's Peace Programs, who returns as co-leader.
www.cartercenter.com /news/pr/drc_122606.html   (687 words)

  
 European Union Center of Excellence
Insurance aspects of monetary union, the contribution of financial development to the industry structure of economic growth, evaluation methods and practices for social services.
European Union, comparative politics of industrialized democracies, the link between institutions and attitudes and behavior, political culture, democratization, global environmental movements, elections and political parties, political elites, German politics, research methodology.
European Union law; institutional law and general principles of the EU; economic freedoms in the internal market of the EU; legal remedies in EU law; EU monetary union; EU external trade law; European Union and the challenge of enlargement; moot court in European Union law; decision-making in the EU.
www.indiana.edu /~eucenter/facstaff.shtml   (775 words)

  
 Union of Democratic Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Union of the Democratic Center is a former liberal party in Greece
Democratic Center Union is the name of a former Greek political party:
Democratic Center Union founded in 1974 by Ioannis Zigdis.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Union_of_Democratic_Center   (153 words)

  
 East-West Center: Research Publications: Democratic Transition in Asia: The Role of the International Community
Many in the West interpret the demise of communism and authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, and Latin America as evidence of the superiority and universality of the ideals of democracy.
The keys to facilitating democratic transition are promoting socioeconomic development and the domestic forces that will help to limit the domain and power of the state, encourage citizenship participation, and promote pluralism and diversity.
And if the West can successfully address its own social and economic problems, then its democratic system, like its capitalist system, will be a more attractive model for emulation.
www.eastwestcenter.org /res-rp-publicationdetails.asp?pub_ID=151   (423 words)

  
 Bush’s NLRB Takes Away Freedom to Form a Union from 8 Million Workers
Thousands of union members asked their members of Congress to appeal to the labor board for an opportunity to provide oral arguments.
During the week of July 10, union members took to the streets in a week of action to fight for their right to union membership.
Download a letter from 30 labor law professors to the NLRB urging the board to hold oral arguments in the Kentucky River cases, which they describe as some of the most important in the 71 years of board jurisprudence (PDF).
www.aflcio.org /joinaunion/kyriver.cfm   (386 words)

  
 Miller Center — American Political Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Derek Hoff, a former Miller Center Fellow was interviewed by NBC on the population growth in Topeka as America reaches its 300 million mark.
Professor Sidney Milkis, Co-director of the Miller Center's for APD Program, recently published "Reflections on a Polarized America: Partisan Rancor and Development in the U.S." in Clio, a newsletter of politics and history.
Former Miller Center Fellow, Andrew Morris wins the Ellis Hawley Prize for his article "The Voluntary Sector's War on Poverty." The Hawley Prize is awarded for the best essay published in the Journal of Policy History by a junior scholar in the last two years.
millercenter.virginia.edu /programs/apd   (416 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
Election 2006: For every Republican brought down by scandal there are far more who will be brought down by Democrats standing up for what we believe and reaching out to every voter possible....
North Korea’s announcement of their alleged nuclear test over the weekend is further evidence that President Bush has taken his eye off the ball, allowing a member of the so-called ‘axis of evil’ to allegedly test a nuclear weapon.
Copyright © 1995-2006 DNC Services Corporation · Paid for by the Democratic National Committee — 430 S. Capitol St. SE, Washington DC 20003.
www.democrats.org /thedemocraticreunion/create   (169 words)

  
 ABC News: State of the Union 2005
McCain and Obama React to the State of the Union Address
The Election Bid in the State of the Union
Weigh in on the State of the Union Address
abcnews.go.com /Politics/StateOfTheUnion/?CMP=google_sou   (190 words)

  
 :: PANORAMA CENTER - Achievements ::
The honorees were chosen and announced by the Steering Committee of the World Movement for Democracy.
Lunched t in 1999, the World Movement is a global network of democracy activists, scholars and practitioners from around the world that meets periodically to exchange ideas and experiences and uses new information and communication technologies to foster collaboration among democratic forces around the world.
The World Movement is led by an international Steering Committee and the Washington, DC-based National Endowment for Democracy (NED) currently serves as its secretariat.
www.panoramacenter.org /achiev2.asp   (107 words)

  
 AFL-CIO to Host Working Families Democratic Presidential Forum
Questions from rank-and-file workers will shape the direction of this lively forum among the nine Democratic candidates and raise issues central to working families’ lives.
In addition, hundreds of local union groups will come together in “watch parties” in union halls and homes in cities across the nation to view the event and gain a comparative look at the candidates.
The AFL-CIO is the umbrella organization for America’s unions, representing 13 million working men and women across the nation.
www.aflcio.org /mediacenter/prsptm/pr07212003.cfm   (292 words)

  
 NCPA - Unions - Union Dues Used For Partisan Purposes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Although federal statutes forbid partisan lobbying by unions, the AFL-CIO will spend millions of dollars this year - more than in any previous year - to unseat Republicans.
It has been estimated that in-kind union aid could provide between $300 million and $500 million to Democrats.
Internal union polls show that members care primarily about three issues - gun ownership, welfare reform and lower taxes - all Republican issues.
www.ncpa.org /pd/unions/unionsa4.html   (198 words)

  
 The Democratic Party
His lackluster State of the Union Address offered no new ideas, received low marks from newspapers across the country, including many conservatives, and did nothing to repair his shattered credibility.
As the bright lights from network television cameras focused on President Bush during the State of the Union Address, Governor Howard Dean spent the evening in Durham, North Carolina with hundreds of average Americans infront of a packed house at...
On January 31st, Democrats from across the country will gather together and watch the State of the Union and the Democratic response.
www.democrats.org /a/2006_state_of_the_union   (1254 words)

  
 National Constitution Center - Centuries of Citizenship
We are a house divided, a nation divided by bloody Civil War
We rebuild the Union and amend the Constitution
We wrestle with our democratic freedoms, arguing issues old an new
constitutioncenter.org /timeline/html/index.htm   (139 words)

  
 Bulgaria Parties
1997-2001 Deputy Chairperson of the Union of the Democratic Forces
2001-2004 Deputy Chairperson of the Parliamentary Union of the UDF
96 Co-Chairperson of the Patriotic Union Coalition Emilia Maslarova
www.guide2womenleaders.com /bulgaria_parties.htm   (614 words)

  
 Union County North Carolina Democratic Party Links Page
Union County North Carolina Democratic Party Links Page
Democratic Women of NC Young Democrats of North Carolina
Paid for by the Union County, North Carolina Democratic Party
www.unioncountynorthcarolinademocraticparty.org /Links.htm   (48 words)

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