Political Parties - Political Opinion And Review - Politics Canada In the wake of a series of dramatic political events that culminated with liberals permitted a free vote within the party excepting Cabinet Ministers. http://www.canadawebpages.com/pc-parties.asp?editorEmail=Liberal
Political Parties - Political Opinion And Review - Politics Canada liberals permitted a free vote within the party excepting Cabinet Ministers. that the Liberal party, at all levels, exercised improper political http://www.canadawebpages.com/pc-parties.asp?editorEmail=Conservative
WatchBlog Political News, Opinion And Commentary Ohio s special election forced the Republican party to dump cash and resourcesinto a seat Continue reading Why Kelo Should Be A Comfort to liberals http://www.watchblog.com/
CBC News Indepth: Federal Sponsorship Scandal and to the one political party, the liberals, with the foresight to understand Cockfield, Brown s links to the Liberal party began in 1935 when it http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/groupaction/history_adfirms.html
Extractions: CBCCat = "Sports,News,Arts,Kids,Interactive"; Sports = "Hockey,Baseball,Football"; News = "Canada,World,SciTech,Local,Consumers,SpecialReports,Business"; Arts = "ArtsNews,Infoculture,Music,Books,ArtsFeatures"; Kids = "CBC4Kids,PreSchool,Teachers"; Interactive = "MessageBoards,Forums,Games,Media"; 06:40 AM EDT Sep 23 The focus of the Gomery inquiry has now shifted to those "Liberal-friendly" ad agencies that appear to have gobbled up super-sized commissions in exchange for very little work. But Groupaction, Lafleur Communication Marketing and Groupe Everest are just the latest in a string of Montreal agencies with close Liberal ties. The first is a company that disappeared more than 20 years ago, and that few people today have ever heard of. But the Montreal firm of Cockfield, Brown was a pioneer among Canadian ad agencies in politics. It was the first "Liberal-friendly" agency in Canada. And in its heyday, the connections between the company and the party were closer than anything Alfonso Gagliano and Jean Brault of Groupaction could have ever imagined.
Political Parties And Elections, From Life In The USA The Twoparty System. The United States has had two major political parties since laws against abortion, and prayer in the public schools, while liberals, http://www.lifeintheusa.com/government/politics.htm
Extractions: The election campaign is a time-honored American tradition. Major national, state and even local elections are elaborate, with multi-million dollar advertising budgets, televised debates, rallies, political conventions, and campaign posters. Any American 18 years and over can vote in an election. Two-Party System. The United States has had two major political parties since the 1860's: the Republicans and the Democrats. The Republicans are referred to sometimes as the G.O.P. (Grand Old Party); their symbols is an elephant. The Democrats' symbol is a donkey. The ideological differences between these two political parties are often not apparent to outsiders. Very loosely speaking, the Republicans support big business and lower taxes while the Democrats call for government spending on social programs. Left and Right.
Al-Ahram Weekly | Liberal Party | Liberals Speak In Tongues Mona ElNahhas profiles the Liberal party and interviews its leader, political experts are in agreement that the party has no consistent policy, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/archives/parties/liberals/tongues.htm
Extractions: 23 - 29 November 1995 Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Mustafa Bakri Dismissed by political analysts as a party with contradictory policies and no coherent ideology, the Liberal Party, led by Mustafa Kamel Murad, came into existence in 1976 on the authority of a decree from then President Anwar El-Sadat. With little, if any, grassroots support, Sadat envisaged the party as what could best be described as a loyalist opposition group. Murad did not disappoint Sadat. Supporting his peace overtures to Israel, Murad accompanied Sadat on his 1977 trip to Jerusalem. He also backed his economic open door policy. The Liberals first appeared on the political scene in 1975 as the "right wing" or forum of the Arab Socialist Union (ASU), then the nation' sole political party. When Sadat ordered the dissolution of the ASU and a switch to the multi-party system the following year, the Liberals became a fully-fledged political party along with the two other wings of the ASU, the leftist Tagammu and the Arab Socialist Misr Party. The Liberals managed to win 23 parliamentary seats in the first multi-party elections held in the same year, earning Murad the title of opposition leader. But in 1978, the party relinquished its opposition role and forged a coalition with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). As a result, its presence in parliament was reduced to three seats in the 1979 elections. The coalition had to be dissolved.
Al-Ahram Weekly | Egypt's Political Parties Profiles liberals speak in tongues In the last of a series on the political parties Liberal party leader Mustafa Kamel Murad, 68, graduated from the Military http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/archives/parties/
Extractions: Archives Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 As part of its extensive coverage of the 1995 November parliamentary elections, Al-Ahram Weekly published a series of profiles of the nation's political parties. The history, platforms, mouthpieces and role of the key players on the partisan political scene are reviewed below in eight installments. Egypt's political parties are bracing themselves for November's parliamentary elections. This week, Al-Ahram Weekly launches a series reviewing the history and platforms of the major contenders in the forthcoming elections. The first instalment, compiled by Gamal Essam El-Din and Nevine Khalil, deals with the ruling National Democratic Party Determined to win Kamal El-Shazli is a veteran politician who has occupied a parliamentary seat for a record period - from 1964 until the present. During this time, he has been a leading member of all ruling political parties in succession. In the late 1960s, he was chosen to serve as the local secretary-general of the Arab Socialist Union - then the nation's sole political party - in the Governorate of Menoufiya. read interview Reacting to the opposition
Jim Wallis, Evangelical Who Needles Both Democrats & Republicans Jim Wallis threatens political party entrenchment by challenging Americans to The challenge ahead for liberals is to get secular Democrats to understand http://usliberals.about.com/od/faithinpubliclife/a/JimWallis1.htm
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Extractions: DDP Guido Westerwelle announced the liberal's campaign platform on Monday. It's not everyday that the smallest party in Germany's parliament is worthy of headlines. After all, the Free Democrats (FDP), Germany's liberal party, is more known for its rather odd personalities and amateurish blunders than serious politics. But with the rise of a new left-wing party in the country, and the concurrent shift to the left complete with a new unwillingness to talk about the difficult reforms necessary to revive Germany's stagnant economy, the FDP's presentation of its campaign platform on Monday is cause for attention. Plus, the party may play a key role in this autumn's general elections. After all, the party's miserable showing in the last election was one of the main reasons why Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats (SPD) were re-elected.
Straight.com Vancouver Political Connections Greens, Liberals The assembly quickly developed a strong antiÂpolitical party tendency and MMP is favoured by many who reject a system that saw the BC liberals win 97 http://www.straight.com/content.cfm?id=6926
Odinarkiv - Norway`s Political Parties And The Norwegian Electoral System The oldest political parties in Norway, the liberals, the Conservatives and the The Liberal party, as one of the oldest of Norways political parties, http://odin.dep.no/odin/engelsk/norway/system/032005-990426/index-dok000-b-n-a.h
Extractions: Norges offentlige utredninger There are at present (June 1999) 21 political parties registered in Norway. Eight of these are represented in the Storting. By Steinar Dalbakk The common factor linking the parties that count in the current political scene is that they are all cast from a traditional West European model based on the democratic principle that political bodies shall govern by guidelines established by or pursuant to law. Elected bodies at the central level (the Storting) and within regional and local units of government (counties and municipalities) are selected through free, direct and secret elections. Norway has no right-wing radical grouping with fascist overtones and the two existing communist parties have no real political influence today. The largest party, the Norwegian Labour Party, is social democratic in the Nordic manner. This means that the party has been a staunch advocate of the welfare state and champions social rights for all with respect to education, old age pensions and other social benefits. At the same time the party has been a strong advocate of NATO, and has espoused Norwegian membership of the European Union on several occasions. The Progress Party is generally regarded as standing to the right of the Conservatives, with a liberalistic platform firmly opposed to state control and taxation. This is the party that goes the furthest in opposing government involvement.
Welcome To The American Presidency Although his personal style alienated Northern liberals and the Kennedy Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr., ed., The History of US political Parties, 4 vols. http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0082980-0&templatename=/article/article.ht
Australian Political Quiz Also, the policies of Australian political parties have been compared with the The conservative party in Australia (liberals) used to support the status http://www.gravett.org/yobbo/quiz/quiz.htm
Extractions: Welcome to the Australian political quiz - 10 questions that will help you determine your political philosophy and where you stand compared with Australian political parties. Your political philosophy will be determined using a 2 dimensional grid. One dimension will assess your economic views, ranging from a belief in free markets and capitalism to command economies and socialism. The second dimension will assess your social views, ranging from a belief in conservative nationalistic values to belief in greater civil liberties and social freedoms. Your views will then be plotted on the below grid: And conservativism? Five broad political philosophies have been identified, including: The quiz includes 5 economic questions and 5 social questions. Each question has five possible answers. Based on your answers, you will be placed somewhere in the above grid. Also, the policies of Australian political parties have been compared with the questions to determine where they stand on the grid.
Part 1: Principal Findings: Beyond Red Vs. Blue While most Upbeats do not formally identify with either political party, At the other end of the political spectrum, liberals have swelled to become the http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=242
Extractions: SCOTLAND EDINBURGH Register to vote in Edinburgh If you moved recently or have never registered to vote then you can download the forms here. Scottish Green Party: Edinburgh and Lothian section Scottish Liberal Democrat This part of the Scottish Lib Dem site has contact details for all Edinburgh candidates and representatives.
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Extractions: Over one hundred thousand British Columbians have joined together as members of the British Columbia Liberal Party. They, and hundreds of thousands more British Columbians are represented in the Legislature by our Party Leader and Premier of British Columbia, Gordon Campbell, and 76 other hard-working BC Liberal MLAs. In 1997, Richard Neufeld, the MLA for Peace River North, who was elected as a Reform BC candidate, joined the BC Liberal caucus. In June of 2000, Jack Weisgerber, the MLA for Peace River South, who was Reform BC Leader during the last election, officially endorsed Gordon Campbell as BCs next Premier. (Mr. Neufeld was selected to serve in Cabinet on June 5, 2001, and the Honourable Richard Neufeld is the Minister of Energy and Mines.)
Extractions: Activist - A person who is active in supporting and fighting for a particular issue. Although they may be instrumental in the success of a policy idea, they also have the potential to become very annoying, very fast. Agenda - The list of policy proposals (and personal vendettas) a candidate hopes to accomplish if elected. Ballot - The list of candidate's names on which you make your selection and vote. By making your selection and "casting a ballot," you have exercised your civic duty and voted. Different states use various forms of ballots, from high tech electronic ballots where you select on a touch screen computer to punch card ballots where you poke a hole to pick your favorite candidate. Big government - When William Howard Taft, tipping the scales at over 300 pounds, was elected president, it gave the term a whole new meaning. However, it is generally known to describe the "ever expanding" nature of the federal government's budget, policy proposals, and intrusion into everyday life. Conservatives generally criticize liberals for wanting obtrusive big government. Bipartisan - The dream of political idealists who believe that Democrats and Republicans can work together. The term bipartisan indicates that both parties support a policy and are working together towards its successful implementation. Most candidates promise that they will work in a bipartisan manner. Most candidates lie.
ELDR Party Hoyer liberals still strongest political force in Bulgaria The two liberalsparties combined, Prime Minister Simeons National Movement (NMSS) and http://www.eldr.org/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=7
Extractions: In an attack on the party's dominant left wing, anti-war base, and a warning for new Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean "to do no harm," the centrist-leaning Democratic Leadership Council said it is "a delusion to think that if we just turned out our voters, we could win national elections." "To win back the White House in 2008, our party must change. We must be willing to discard political strategies that may make us feel good but that keep falling short. We must finally reject the false choice between exciting our base and expanding our appeal, because unless we both motivate and persuade, we'll lose every time," said DLC founder Al From and President Bruce Reed in a new manifesto for their party.