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Progressive Party (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Retorting that he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1912 Presidential election, with California Governor Hiram Johnson as his vice-presidential running mate. In 1948, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent Progressive Party) was formed with an eye toward electing former Vice President Henry A. Wallace as President. The Progressive Party disbanded in 1955, as the Cold War began to dominate the political spectrum in the United States, and any party which had not taken a stridently anti-Communist position was deemed to be unviable. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Progressive_Party_(United_States)   (902 words)

United States Republican Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) The party was organized in Ripon, Wisconsin on February 28, 1854, as a party against the expansion of slavery. It is not to be confused with the Democratic-Republican party of Thomas Jefferson or the National Republican Party of Henry Clay. The progressive, protectionist, political and beloved William McKinley was the last Civil War veteran elected President and embodied the Republican ideals of economic progress, invention, education, and patriotism. www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/u/un/united_states_republican_party.html   (1686 words)

Progressive Party The Progressive Party, first known colloquially as the Bull Moose party, was founded after a bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination between William H. Taft, Robert La Follette and Theodore Roosevelt. Progressive candidates for state and local offices did poorly, and the party dissapeared in 1916 when Roosevelt returned to the Republican Party. Fearing that a formal party organization would be infiltrated by Communists, he ran as an independent, but later accepted the nomination of the Progressive party. www.course-notes.org /parties/progressive.htm   (541 words)

MSN Encarta - Progressive Party (United States) The first Progressive Party, known colloquially as the Bull Moose Party, was founded after a bitter fight for the Republican presidential nomination among the incumbent president William H. Taft, the Wisconsin senator Robert M. La Follette (leader of the Republican Party's progressive “insurgents”), and the former president Theodore Roosevelt. Although the Progressives greatly outpolled the Republicans in the election, the net result was a victory for the Democratic candidate, Woodrow Wilson. A third Progressive Party was formed in 1948 by dissident Democrats, most of whom had been prominent in developing the New Deal program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761558633&pn=1¶=2   (527 words)

United States Progressive Party biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Retorting that he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1912 Presidential election. In 1948, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent Progressive Party) was formed with an eye toward electing Henry A. Wallace president. The Progressive Party disbanded in 1955, as the threat of communist subversion began to dominate the political spectrum in the United States. united-states-progressive-party.biography.ms   (404 words)

United States Progressive Party: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about United States Progressive Party The United States Progressive Party refers to three distinct political parties in 20th century United States presidential politics. Declaring he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1912 Presidential election. In 1948, another Progressive Party was formed toward the end of electing Henry A. Wallace president. www.encyclopedian.com /bu/Bull-moose-party.html   (278 words)

The UPP Party - Government in the Sunshine The UPP Party - Government in the Sunshine Alfred North Whitehead once said: “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order.” ‘Change’ is therefore the watchword of progression. It is against this background that the United Progressive Party outlined its Agenda for Change in the 2004 Manifesto, designed to usher in Government in the Sunshine and which provides the foundation for the Budget of 2004....." www.uppantigua.ag   (446 words)

United States Populist Party biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) The Populist Party was formed by members of the Allliance, in conjunction with the Knights of Labor, in 1889–1890. In 1984, the Populist Party name was revived by some extreme-right-wing activists with no connection to the earlier Populist Party and sharing none of their ideology. This party became the electoral vehicle for the right-wing Presidential campaigns of former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke in 1988, and of former Green Beret officer Bo Gritz in 1992, but was defunct by 1996. united-states-populist-party.biography.ms   (789 words)

Progressive Party (United States) Online Research :: Information about Progressive Party (United States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Roosevelt ran against President of the United States William Howard Taft for the Republican Party (United States) nomination, spurred by bitter resentment of the policies of Taft, who had been Roosevelt's hand-picked successor. Retorting that he was "fit as a bull moose" (giving the party a nickname), Roosevelt ran on the Progressive Party ticket in the U.S. presidential election, 1912, with California Governor Hiram Johnson as his vice-presidential running mate. In 1948, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent Progressive Party) was formed with an eye toward electing former Vice President of the United States Henry A. Wallace as President. in-northcarolina.com /search/Progressive_Party_United_States.html   (791 words)

Progressive Party (Vermont) - Biocrawler definition:Progressive Party (Vermont) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) The Progressive Party of Vermont is perhaps the United States' most consistently successful current minor party, although it is active in only one state. Sanders, who is no longer closely associated with the Progressive Party, was later elected to the United States Congress, where he still serves, as an independent (although he is a member of Democratic Socialists of America and generally accorded the privileges of a member of the Democratic caucus). According to an article in the Burlington Free Press on February 19, 2005 (the largest circulation newspaper in Vermont), the Vermont Progressive Party is on its way to becoming an officially recognized party. www.biocrawler.com /biowiki/Progressive_Party_(Vermont)   (339 words)

Progressive Federal Party --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Afrikaans Progressiewe Federale Party (PFP) former South African political party established in 1977 in the merger of the Progressive Reform Party (founded 1975) and defectors from the United Party (founded 1934; see New Republic Party). The party was formed in 2003 by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party. The idea for a merger of Canada's main conservative parties arose in the 1990s when national support for the Progressive Conservatives dwindled and the Reform Party (later the Canadian Alliance) was unable to expand its... www.britannica.com /eb/article-9061505?tocId=9061505   (745 words)

Encyclopedia: United Progressive Party (Antigua and Barbuda) The United Progressive Party is the main governing party in Antigua and Barbuda. It is led by Baldwin Spencer and has the majority of seats in the Antiguan House of Representatives. UPP was formed in 1992 through a merger of Antigua Caribbean Liberation Movement, the Progressive Labour Movement and the United National Democratic Party. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-Progressive-Party-%28Antigua-and-Barbuda%29   (120 words)

United States Progressive Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) La Follette's politics ran toward the socialist end of the spectrum; he favored public ownership of railroads, etc. His run for the presidency under this ticket garnered 17% of the popular vote, but carried only one state (his native Wisconsin). When Wallace refused to expel Communists working in the party during the '48 election, his campaign was successfully redbaited by both the Truman and Dewey camps. In 1952, the party ran Charlotta Bass for vice president, making her the first African-American woman to run for national office. www.wikiverse.org /united-states-progressive-party   (501 words)

United States Progressive Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) In 1948, another Progressive Party (known in some states as the Independent ProgressiveParty) was formed with an eye toward electing Henry A. Wallace president. The Communist Party USA did not field apresidential candidate, and instead endorsed Wallace for president. When Wallace refusedto expel Communists working in the party during the '48 election, his campaign was successfully redbaited by both the Truman and Dewey camps.Running as a peace candidate in the nascent cold war era, he garnered no electoralvotes and less than 3% of the popular vote. www.therfcc.org /united-states-progressive-party-68181.html   (343 words)

Progressive Party --  Encyclopædia Britannica Unlike the Progressive organizations of 1912 and 1924, Wallace's party campaigned on changes in foreign policy rather than domestic issues. In 1989 the Progressive Federal Party merged with two smaller parties to form the liberal Democratic Party (q.v.). For the first 25 years of the 20th century, as governor and a Republican United States senator, he dominated the politics of his state and promoted ideas and policies that endure today. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9061507?tocId=9061507   (786 words)

BBC Caribbean Antigua goes to the polls on Tuesday March 23 and BBC Caribbean Service spoke with Baldwin Spencer, the leader of the opposition United Progressive Party which is challenging the ruling Antigua Labour Party headed by Lester Bird. It is now going to take a UPP administration within months of coming to office to do what is required by passing integrity legislation and anti-corruption legislation. As far as the ALP is concerned, the UPP is poised to be the next government of Antigua and Barbuda. www.bbc.co.uk /caribbean/news/story/2004/03/printable/040319_antigua-spencer.shtml   (1144 words)

United Progressive Party bei eLexi - das Onlinelexikon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) The United Progressive Party is the main opposition party in Antigua and Barbuda. It is led by Baldwin Spencer and has 4 of 19 seats in the Antiguan House of Representatives. It describes an Acadian girl named Evangeline, who is separated from her love by the expulsion of the Acadians and their struggles to reunite. www.elexi.de /en/u/un/united_progressive_party.html   (215 words)

Caribbean Net News: The media is not running government, says Antigua and Barbuda PM He was at the time speaking at the party's first convention since assuming government, having defeated the Antigua Labour Party (ALP) 12 seats to 4. Spencer's UPP is a coalition comprising factions from the Antigua and Caribbean Liberation Movement (ACLM), the Peoples Liberation Movement (PLM) and the United National Democratic Party (UNDP). Spencer, a trade unionist by profession, told his audience that his UPP Administration has a job to do and will not be run by the media. www.caribbeannetnews.com /2004/10/07/media.htm   (466 words)

MSN Encarta - Search Results - Progressive Party (United States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Progressive Party (United States), name of three distinct political parties in United States history. Taft lost support in 1912, however, when Roosevelt, who disagreed with him on tariff policy and railroad regulation, entered the presidential race as... Political Parties in the United States : pictures, diagrams, and illustrations encarta.msn.com /Progressive_Party_(United_States).html   (199 words)

BBC Caribbean   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) But the main opposition United Progressive Party, who filed the lawsuit against the Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission, says it was not their intention to bar the potential voter from exercising their franchise. Lawyers representing the United Progressive Party say they want a judge to determine if the supervisor of elections, Lorna Simon, was right in her interpretation that the names of 1,056 people could be included on the voters register. Meanwhile, the governing Antigua Labour Party says it's bewildered at what it termed "appalling arrangements" made by the electoral commission for people to collect their voter ID cards. www.bbc.co.uk /caribbean/news/story/2004/03/printable/040319_antigua-caseadjourn.shtml   (376 words)

Progressive_Party_(United_States)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) The party, which in reality consisted of little more than Roosevelt's presidential campaign, soon folded and Roosevelt returned to the Republican Party. The Communist Party USA did not field a presidential candidate, and instead endorsed Wallace for President; given the tenor of U.S. politics, this endorsement was to hinder Wallace far more that it would help him. Wallace was yet another former Republican, who had nevertheless supported Alfred E. Smith in 1928 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, and then served under Roosevelt as Secretary of Agriculture, Vice President, and Secretary of Commerce under both Roosevelt and his successor Truman. q-basic.xodox.de /United_States_Progressive_Party   (684 words)

Jamaica Gleaner - Cops search Lester Bird's home - Saturday | March 27, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) FORMER PRIME Minister Lester Bird said yesterday a search carried out on his home by a 13-member police squad was part of a "witch hunt" by the ruling United Progressive Party (UPP). However, Bird said the boxes contained personal items he was removing before Tuesday's general elections, which saw his Antigua Labour Party losing power for the first time in 28 years to Spencer' s United Progressive Party (UPP). The UPP won 12 of the 17 parliamentary seats while the ALP captured four, with a re run scheduled to be held in the Barbuda seat which ended in tie between the two candidates who polled 400 votes each. www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20040327/news/news6.html   (374 words)

United Progressive Party   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Consequently, there is a certain datedness to much of what Carville has to say, plus a generous dose of campaign rhetoric extolling the virtues of the D... Angels in the Machinery: Gender in American Party Politics from the Civil War to the Progressive Era The Party Period and Public Policy: American Politics from the Age of Jackson to the Progressive Era www.freeglossary.com /United_Progressive_Party   (247 words)

New Zealand Progressive Political Party - United's tax relief for the rich is a pre-election warning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) United's tax relief for the rich is a pre-election warning The opposition United Future Party's ideologically-driven call today for tax cuts for those that least need it is a timely warning to voters ahead of next year's election that it is a party aligned to Don Brash and Rodney Hide, says Progressive MP Matt Robson. "United is philosophically out there with Rodney Hide but is too embarrassed to say so clearly before people actually cast their votes. www.progressive.org.nz /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1310   (287 words)

Political parties and leaders. The World Factbook. 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Anguilla United Party or AUP [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA Awami League or AL [Sheikh HASINA]; Bangladesh Communist Party or BCP [Saifuddin Ahmed MANIK]; Bangladesh Nationalist Party or BNP [Khaleda ZIA, chairperson]; Islami Oikya Jote or IOJ [Mufti Fazlul Haq AMINI]; Jamaat-E-Islami or JI [Motiur Rahman NIZAMI]; Jatiya Party or JP (Ershad faction) [Hussain Mohammad ERSHAD]; Jatiya Party (Manzur faction) [Naziur Rahman MANZUR] Democratic Party or PD [Traian BASESCU]; Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania or UDMR [Bela MARKO]; National Liberal Party or PNL [Theodor STOLOJAN]; Romania Mare Party (Greater Romanian Party) or PRM [Corneliu Vadim TUDOR]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Adrian NASTASE], formerly known as the Party of Social Democracy in Romania or PDSR www.bartleby.com /151/fields/54.html   (4007 words)

Country and Regional Reports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) Arsonists burned the offices of The Outlet on November 19 after the newspaper published a story on a large quantity of arms purchased by the government. While it is clear that the fire was deliberately set -- diesel fuel was poured throughout the building -- some journalists said it was political dispute rather than an attack on press freedom. The day after the fire, the Ministry of Information building was torched in what some describe as political retribution by United Progressive Party supporters. www.cpj.org /attacks98/1998/Americas/Antigua.html   (266 words)

americas.org - Ruling Party Wins Prime Minister Lester Bird and his ruling Antigua Labor Party won 12 of 17 parliamentary races in March 10 elections. The opposition United Progressive Party won four seats, and the Barbuda Democratic Movement retained only one. Melford Nicolas, a UPP campaign manager, noted that government-controlled radio and TV stations refused to air many opposition advertisements just before the election. www.americas.org /item_11006   (126 words)

Antigua and Barbuda (04/01) Voted out of office in the 1971 general elections that swept the progressive labor movement into power, Bird and the ALP returned to office in 1976; the party won renewed mandates in the general elections in 1984 and 1989. The prime minister is the leader of the majority party in the House and conducts affairs of state with the cabinet. The opposition, however, claims to be disadvantaged by the ruling party's longstanding monopoly on patronage and its control of the electronic media. www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/a/11557.htm   (1584 words)

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