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2009-07-04: Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune: Politics foremost for Joe Hatch 2009-07-04

... for Utah's minority -- an unflinching, pull-no-punches politician who, in the mid-1990s, served as chairman of the Salt Lake County Democratic Party.

 

Daily Kos: "]so long, sarah! [did AK outgrow you?] 2009-07-04

Politically, Anchorage is becoming a Democratic Party stronghold, with several districts locked down, and Republican majorities being pushed to the southern ...

 

PR-Inside.com News: Indonesian democracy focused on more stability 2009-07-04

Shortly after the measures, Yudhoyono's incumbent Democratic Party tripled its seats in parliament, a boost that should help him press ahead with reforms.

 

Nigeria: Yar'Adua Visits Ogun, To Wade Into Crisis - The Guardian 2009-07-04

Already, the state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman, Joju Fadairo has said that a peace and reconciliation committee has been set up by the party ...

 

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Trekking for health care 2009-07-04

Mike Bynum, Allen County Democratic Party chairman and a local steel worker who was laid off from Dana Holding Corp., was at Headwaters to greet Gurel.

 

B92: Mesic invites Kosor to form new govt. 2009-07-04

At the same time, the president dismissed the calls of the center-left opposition, spearheaded by the Social Democratic Party and the Croatian National ...

 

World Socialist Web Site: US: Illinois state budget crisis threatens social program ... 2009-07-04

The governor stated that the Democratic Party-controlled legislature had proposed major cuts to social spending to avoid raising the state income tax rate.

 

World Socialist Web Site: The Mousavi campaign in Iran and the lessons of past “col ... 2009-07-04

... for Democracy (supported by the American AFL-CIO union bureaucracy), and the Democratic Party's overseas agency, the National Democratic Institute.

 

World Socialist Web Site: Detroit: Monica Conyers pleads guilty to corruption 2009-07-04

Riddle has also alleged that he received $50000 in 2006 from the Michigan Democratic Party in exchange for not saying anything negative about Jennifer ...

 

IrishExaminer.com: US Independence Day celebrations to take place in Dublin 2009-07-04

The Democratic Party in Ireland will be celebrating the day in traditional style with a barbeque in the Garda Boat Club in Dublin.

 

Chicago Daily Herald: Here are facts about Addison Township 2009-07-04

Will somebody please tell Democrat Party Chairman Bob Peickert that the election is over? In his June 10 letter he continued to berate my wife for winning ...

 

TopNews: Confusion over Albanian polls continues 2009-07-04

... Leonard Olli, said the coalition led by conservative Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democratic Party won 71 out of 140 seats in the parliament.

 

Las Vegas Sun: Nation moving away from principles 2009-07-04

Pardon me, but isn't this the exact thing the liberal Democratic Party is doing? It has, in fact, taken this entire issue one step further ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: Judiciary Is The Bastion Of Democracy– Ekweremadu 2009-07-04

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday congratulated the deputy Senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu on his victory at the appeal tribunal ...

 

Hamburg: Germans skeptical of tax cuts - The Local 2009-07-04

Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück, who is from the rival Social Democratic Party that currently governs in an uncomfortable coalition with the CDU ...

 

Benton County Daily Record: Local political activists react to Palin's announcement 2009-07-04

... Barbara McCoy of Bella Vista, a former chairperson of the county Democratic Party, both doubted the announcement means Palin is through with politics.

 

Mainichi Daily News: Ruling coalition digs up more dirt on donations to DPJ leader Hatoyama 2009-07-04

An additional set of allegedly false financial reports on donations to Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leader Yukio Hatoyama has been uncovered ...

 

MLive.com: How it could work - The Ann Arbor News 2009-07-04

For example, a cap for a City Council primary might be $8000, former city Democratic Party Chairman Tim Colenback said, and candidates might receive a match ...

 

Hindu: Albanian Opposition threatens street protests 2009-07-04

TIRANA, Albania (AP) Albania's Opposition Socialists are threatening to hold street protests after election authorities declared Prime Minister Sali ...

 

Jakarta Post: Close aide to SBY launches book praising the President 2009-07-04

JAKARTA: The deputy chairman of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party, Anas Urbaningrum, launched a book in Jakarta on Friday praising ...

 

Out Impact: Politicians Putting Penises where Penises Shouldn't Go 2009-07-04

This is the last thing the Democratic party needs in an election year. Now: Thankfully, Spitzer's indiscretions didn't sink Obama's political aspirations.

 

Jakarta Post: SBY' team accused of character assassination 2009-07-04

The Mallarangengs themselves are also Bugis. Achmad Mubarok, deputy chairman of SBY's Democratic Party, told The Post that Andi had being misinterpreted.

 

The Olympian: Drop in for a spot of TEA 2009-07-04

State Democratic Party chairman Dwight Pelz last month said he welcomed the protests, saying “the thoughtful people of Washington and America support ...

 

MLive.com: Expand campaign financing, some say - The Ann Arbor News 2009-07-04

Leaders in the City of Ann Arbor Democratic Party (www.aadems.org) are considering a proposal that would significantly change local ...

 

KOLO: Local Politicians Weigh In On Palin's Resignation 2009-07-04

Chris Wicker, the former chair of the Washoe County Democratic Party says Palin's decision could have even more drastic consequences.

 

Jakarta Post: Bank exec grilled over bribery scandal 2009-07-04

The bribery scandal came to light after the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) legislator, Agus Condro, confessed last month that he ...

 

Angus Reid Global Monitor: Americans Not Sold on One-Party Rule 2009-07-04

In January 2007, the Democratic Party took control of the lower house for the first time since 1994, with 233 lawmakers. Democratic California congresswom ...

 

Pacific Free Press: Democracy Crisis? What Democracy? 2009-07-04

You can learn to see through the liberal, Democratic Party apologists for the empire. Only a week ago, documents released by the Nixon Library in Californi ...

 

Journal: FROM OUR READERS: In the dark about the new light bulbs - Las Vegas Review 2009-07-04

The Democratic Party religion! But why the insane rush? I think now we know. It appears this was all a fraud. A few days before this June 26 vote ...

 

Columbus Dispatch: Ohioans turning on their leader 2009-07-04

Strickland's office and Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern blamed the national recession for the state's economic woes, contending it is hurting ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: Defection: There Is No Morality In Politics — Sen Satti 2009-07-04

He was speaking in regard to his defection from the Action Congress to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, saying it was all about what the people stand ...

 

Mainichi Daily News: Aso's authority to call election checked by stumbling over ... 2009-07-04

"Taro, you've said you place priority on economic stimulus measures rather than the election, thereby fending off the opposition Democratic Party of Japan' ...

 

Santa Maria Times: Politicians and morality 2009-07-04

Apparently, the Republican Party is a lot more tolerant of licentiousness than the Democratic Party. For instance, former New York Gov.

 

Greenville News: Sanford joins family in Florida for weekend 2009-07-04

Also Friday, the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party accused the former chairman of the Republican Party of attempting to sell his party's trust ...

 

Longview Daily News: Cantwell discusses health care, economy with local business leaders 2009-07-04

Obama and the democrats will not address tort reform, simply because the associations of trial lawyers run the democratic party. We only need to follow ...

 

YourNabe.com: Political Action: Schwartz campaigns to become next borough president 2009-07-04

In addition to running for the Democratic Party nomination for borough president, Schwartz has also obtained the Queens Conservative Party endorsement.

 

Delaware County Daily Times: Marple pol's car vandalized 2009-07-04

“People who do stuff like this tend to make comments, they tend to talk about it because it's something they're proud of,” said county Democratic Party Vice ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: YFONN Is Out For Internal Democracy — Nwite 2009-07-04

Polycap Nwite has said that the Yar'Adua For New Nigeria (YFONN), a new political family under the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is out to ensure ...

 

Seattle Times: David S. Broder / Syndicated columnist Obama, Democrats must ... 2009-07-04

... rescued by three Republicans — Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, who later switched to the Democratic Party.

 

Xinhua: Indonesian presidential candidates end campaign period 2009-07-04

The presidential candidate nominated by Indonesia Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) will highlight their 'pro-people' campaign in Megawati's stronghold ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: Amnesty International Report Harmful - FGPDP Tackles Oshiomhole ... 2009-07-04

... the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter has picked holes in Governor Adams Oshiomhole's moves to unilaterally dissolve the state Universal ...

 

LeadershipNigeria: Gruesome Murder Of Apostle Okhuoya 2009-07-04

... Abdulmalik, one of Akimi's children who had contested the councillorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area told LEADERSHIP ...

 

Sioux City Journal: Nebraska Republicans take issue with 'Rural Tour' 2009-07-04

Nebraska Democratic Party Chairman Vic Covalt countered that the cap-and-trade program will mean more money for the state because Nebraska farmers ...

2009-07-03: Headlines

Bloomberg: Opposition Mounts in LDP Against Early Election, Yomiuri Says 2009-07-03

July 3 (Bloomberg) -- There is increasing opposition within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party against any plan by Prime Minister Taro ...

 

Cayman Net News: An attorney weighs in on Bodden Town district election challenge 2009-07-03

The election challenge to United Democratic Party (UDP) Bodden Town MLAs Mark Scotland and Dwayne Seymour may turn on a court judgement ...

 

Cayman Net News: Financial Secretary defends deficits 2009-07-03

On 11 June, the United Democratic Party (UDP), through the Portfolio of Finance and Economics, released a budget statement describing a record-breaking $74 ...

 

Daily Kos: Matt Taibbi Eviscerates Goldman Sachs 2009-07-03

... but will if the Democratic Party that it gave $4452585 to in the last election manages to push into existence a groundbreaking new commodities bubble ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Babangida's Strange Disagreement With PDP 2009-07-03

Yola — FROM every indications, the Niger State Governor, Dr Muazu Babangida Aliyu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had different notion of the last ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Fresh Crisis in Niger ANPP 2009-07-03

"The party chairman started gradually to patronize the Niger Government led by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which earned him membership of Amirul Hajj ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Supreme Court Judgment - Ohakim and Agbaso in Waiting Game 2009-07-03

... Wole Olanipekun, SAN and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] candidate in the April elections in the state, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN.

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: The Matter of Ekiti REC 2009-07-03

Mrs. Adebayo had, in the heat of the re-run polls that pitched the Action Congress (AC) candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi against the Peoples Democratic Party ...

 

Liverpool Daily Post: Lord Owen's archive will open in Liverpool 2009-07-03

He was much in the public eye as a co-founder of the Social Democratic Party in 1981, pictured left, which broke away from an increasingly left-wing Labour ...

 

OpEdNews: North Korea and Iranian Nukes, Sanford and Schwarzenegger Failures 2009-07-03

He has held positions within the Democratic Party including District Chair and Public Relations Chair within county organizations. Steven Leser (more...)

 

Inside Bay Area: Editorial: Vote yes on four Oakland measures 2009-07-03

... including most of the Oakland City Council, the Labor Council, the Oakland Builders Alliance, the Democratic Party and the League of Women Voters.

 

Nigeria: Mark seeks automatic tickets for PDP senators in 2011 - The Guardian 2009-07-03

ALL politicians aspiring to become senators through the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 election may have to retrace their step ...

 

Nigeria: A nation submerged in flood, decaying road network - The Guardian 2009-07-03

The latest high profile personality to have died on the road was the Edo state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samson Ekhabafe, his ...

 

Reuters: Q+A-Japan eyes Lockheed Martin's F-22 fighter jet 2009-07-03

Japan's main opposition Democratic Party, which polls show has a good chance of taking power at an upcoming election, says it needs more information before ...

 

Reuters India: Tokyo poll eyed for clue to fate of PM, ruling bloc 2009-07-03

Polls show Aso's business-friendly Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to lose power to the opposition Democratic Party [ID:nT44020], which has pledged ...

 

Pakistan Observer: Unabated cruelty on Kashmiris 2009-07-03

On June 20th, the main opposition People's Democratic Party launched a fresh round against the army's draconian powers in Kashmir.

 

PR-Inside.com News: 4th of July news conference: Andy Martin launches “New Americ ... 2009-07-03

... people are now getting a dose of what Obama's 'change' really means, more of the same old, same old Democratic Party tax and spend schemes.

 

Longview Daily News: Cantwell discusses health care, economy with local business leaders 2009-07-03

Obama and the democrats will not address tort reform, simply because the associations of trial lawyers run the democratic party. We only need to follow ...

 

Mainichi Daily News: Ruling, opposition parties clash over Hatoyama's false political ... 2009-07-03

Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama talks with fellow lawmakers as a plenary session of the House of Representatives is broken up on Thursday.

 

East Dubuque Register: Process begins 2009-07-03

The Democratic Party Chair and the Republican Party Chair must submit a list of possible candidates to County Board President Marvin Schultz.

 

Mainichi Daily News: New Cabinet member received undeclared political donations 2009-07-03

A Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chapter in Chiba Prefecture headed by Motoo Hayashi, who recently became a Cabinet member, failed to declare a political ...

 

Mainichi Daily News: Spiritless Aso lacks the 'mana' points to shake up LDP 2009-07-03

Strong objection within the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) forced Prime Minister Taro Aso to abandon his plans to replace LDP executives.

 

LeadershipNigeria: 2011: As PDP Appraises Self… 2009-07-03

The Peoples' Democratic Party, (PDP) in its own estimation , feels convinced that the best way to commence its campaign is by taking an assessment of ...

 

People's Daily Online: Japanese media claims China concerned about Japan's nuclear armament 2009-07-03

Some members of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party believe that it is necessary to possess the capacity to attack DPRK missile bases.

 

Armenian Reporter: Armenia's Ramgavar chair condemns attempts to “split” party 2009-07-03

Some Armenagans who survived participated in a 1908 meeting that established the Armenian Constitutional Democratic Party.

 

istockAnalyst.com (press release): Kyodo news summary -3- 2009-07-03

The focus is on whether the ruling bloc of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito party will retain its majority or if the opposition Democratic Party ...

 

The Spokesman Review: Democrats shoot blanks 2009-07-03

Truly, the radical left Democratic Party never ceases its efforts to disarm America's citizens (“People on terror list OK'd for guns,” June 23).

 

Ezega: The Great American Bubble Machine 2009-07-03

... but will if the Democratic Party that it gave $4452585 to in the last election manages to push into existence a groundbreaking new commodities bubble ...

 

Jakarta Post: KPK questions Bank Artha Graha exec over bribery case 2009-07-03

The bribery scandal came to light after the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) legislator, Agus Condro, confessed last month that he ...

 

TMC Net: TWITTER HYPE RAISES EYEBROWS IN S. KOREA'S POLITICAL 2009-07-03

Chung Dong-young, an independent and former opposition Democratic Party (DP) presidential candidate, also created an account on June 23 ...

 

Globe and Mail: Tide starts to turn against Obama's free spending 2009-07-03

One year ago, 38 per cent of voters rated the Democratic Party as "too liberal." Now 46 per cent of voters regard it as "too liberal" - the highest level ...

 

Nigerian Bulletin!: 2011: PDP senators demand automatic tickets - Nigerian Tribune 2009-07-03

... on Wednesday night in Abuja, demanded an automatic return ticket for all Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senators from the leadership of the party.

 

San Diego Union Tribune: Education chief wants merit pay considered 2009-07-03

Labor unions are a key part of the Democratic Party's foundation. Duncan praised the National Education Association for its work in education policy and ...

 

Guelph Mercury: • Guelph deserves local candidates 2009-07-03

He bettered a well-hyped star New Democratic Party candidate. He even won an endorsement from the local newspaper. Yup. This one. But Guelph would rather ...

 

Czech Happenings: Czech press survey - July 3 2009-07-03

One should be glad that David Rath is a member of the Social Democratic Party, Petr Kambersky writes. It is better if Rath is on Paroubek's leash.

 

Marin Independent-Journal: Can we talk? Longtime Marin conservative radio host Melanie Morg ... 2009-07-03

The Medea Benjamin wing of the Democratic Party is definitely alive and strong in San Rafael and other parts of Marin. There are some folks who are liberal ...

 

Delaware County Daily Times: Two Aston commissioners join Democratic ranks 2009-07-03

“The two of them are going to be working with me to revitalize and rebuild the Democratic Party in the Aston Township community, where a few people ...

 

Channel News Asia: Japanese PM Aso's ruling party stares poll defeat in the face 2009-07-03

Aso's approval rating has plunged below 20 per cent, much of the press has written him off, and many in his own Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have openly ...

 

The Times: New York Times: Short on Cash, California to Start Paying With IOU's 2009-07-03

... more victims of the 1950s and '60s Minamata mercury-poisoning scandal, after the ruling bloc and the Democratic Party of Japan agreed to the provision.

2009-07-02: Headlines

Asia Times Online: Manmohan hits the ground running 2009-07-02

Both are cadre-based political organizations with a relatively democratic party structure - unlike the pyramidal Congress party with a ruling family on top ...

 

B92: Vojvodina official says statute "hard to reject" 2009-07-02

BELGRADE -- The ruling Democratic Party (DS) in Vojvodina chief Dušan Elezovic says it will be hard for MPs to reject the Vojvodina statute "without good ...

 

Korea Herald: Business chiefs urge parties to act on labor law 2009-07-02

The opposition Democratic Party has been protesting against the ruling Grand National Party's proposal to revise the current law on contract worker ...

 

Macau Daily Times: Japan's PM plans cabinet changes 2009-07-02

Aso must call elections by September and is widely expected to go to the polls next month, when his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could lose its grip ...

 

Xinhua: Two newly named Japanese ministers officially assume posts 2009-07-02

Motoo Hayashi, acting Liberal Democratic Party secretary general, took over the post held by Tsutomu Sato as National Public Safety Commission chief ...

 

Montgomery Advertiser: Chief Justice Cobb won't make gubernatorial bid 2009-07-02

Some power players in the Alabama Democratic Party have approached Cobb, state Sen. Roger Bedford, Mont gomery County Circuit Judge Charles Price and other ...

 

Korea Herald: GNP, LFP agree to stay worker's law 2009-07-02

The main opposition Democratic Party, however, refused to approve the 18-month moratorium, stating that it was meaningless to put a moratorium to ...

 

Mainichi Daily News: Ruling, opposition parties agree to expand Minamata disease aid ... 2009-07-02

A bill covering relief measures agreed on by the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Komeito and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) will be approved ...

 

Tuskegee News: Sen. Myron Penn undecided on seeking third term in 2010 2009-07-02

With several months remaining before qualifying time for the 2010 election, State Senator Myron Penn of Union Springs hasn't decided if he ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Will ANPP Pull Out of GNU? 2009-07-02

Shekarau dispelled the opinion that it was the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) that requested GNU's formation, saying it was the president himself ...

 

Tuskegee News: Ford announces campaign for senate 2009-07-02

In making his announcement Tuesday (June 30) in at the state capitol in Montgomery, Ford said he plans to be on the Democratic Party ticket in June of 2010 ...

 

Antara: Prabowo : under neo-liberal system only rich people to survive 2009-07-02

The vice presidential candidate made the statement at an indoor meeting with more than 2000 best cadres of the Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDIP)

 

Spiegel Online: Berlin Gives Green Light to Obama's Ambassador Pick 2009-07-02

More recently, he served as the Democratic Party's national finance chairman, helping to fill the party's coffers. After his official naming, the US Senate ...

 

Middle East Online: A Better Chance for Islamic Parties 2009-07-02

... which has a combined 67 percent support in the polls, led by incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and his Democratic Party.

 

LeadershipNigeria: Zamfara PDP Feud: Members Accuse National Organising Secretary 2009-07-02

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has termed the recently held congress in Zamfara State as dubious and a plot to sideline some members of ...

 

New York Daily News: Rep. Maloney not biting on plea to quit Senate race against Sen ... 2009-07-02

Judith Hope, former head of the state Democratic Party, said Maloney would be making a "great mistake" to give up her seniority in the House.

 

Daily Sun: Impeachment:Bauchi deputy gov begs, 'Please fast, pray for me' 2009-07-02

... his position following the defection of former Vice President Abubakar Atiku from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the Action Congress, AC.

 

Coosa Valley News: Poythress Ask Barnes to Drop Out of Gov.`s Race 2009-07-02

I find it very disingenuous for Roy to claim the title `white knight` of the Democratic Party galloping to the rescue especially since it`s his late entry ...

 

Telegraph.co.uk: Japanese prime minister wants comedian for cabinet 2009-07-02

In the most recent public opinion poll, just 19 per cent of the electorate expressed a preference for the LDP, meaning that the opposition Democratic Party ...

 

Daily Sun: •Photo: Sun News Publishing 2009-07-02

As different proposals continue to spring up on how best to reconcile all members of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] across the country ...

 

Mainichi Daily News: Popular Miyazaki governor still keen to enter national politic ... 2009-07-02

... it would meet my conditions (for running in the House of Representatives election on the ticket of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party) if I can be ...

 

Royal Oak Daily Tribune: County treasurer finally sworn in 2009-07-02

"We beat them to the punch," said Oakland County Democratic Party Chairman Mike McGuinness, who managed Meisner's campaign in the 2008 election.

 

B92: Mesic surprised by Sanader's resignation 2009-07-02

Sanader's decision to resign was reason enough for the Croatian opposition to demand new parliamentary elections, Social Democratic Party official Z ...

 

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Scope of Executive Immunity 2009-07-02

... a television station that is favourably disposed to the Republican Party in the US, to see what they do with the leadership of the Democratic Party ...

 

Javno.hr: Mayor Bandic Thinks Globally, and Sees Past Zagreb 2009-07-02

Amongst other things, during a meeting, the SDP (Social Democratic Party) member Ivana Mlinar Horvat was interested what is occurring with the competiti ...

 

Korea Times: Park Hee-tae Going Critical of Job Cuts 2009-07-02

Choo of the main opposition Democratic Party (DP), who chairs the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee. GNP lawmakers demanded Choo convene ...

 

B92: Ljajic, Ugljanin announce cooperation 2009-07-02

Its founders said that it would not be the only form of cooperation between the two biggest Sandžak political parties - the Sandžak Democratic Party ...

 

BBC News: PASDE - Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in Europe ... 2009-07-02

... with 15 MEPs from Poland's Law and Justice Party (PiS), nine from the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) and a handful from other countries.

 

NEXT: Obasanjo, Atiku feud disrupted 2007 elections - Electoral boss 2009-07-02

... even before the election, he was convinced that only the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Umaru Musa Yar'Adua could have won the election.

 

Daily Sun: Alhaji Lai Mohammed 2009-07-02

The Action Congress (AC) has described INEC as a 'double-faced Janus' for failing to act against the illegality being perpetrated by elected lawmakers ...

 

Antara: Kalla promises free education up to senior high-school level 2009-07-02

Incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of the Democratic Party (PD) pairs with Boediono, is competing with other candidates, namely Jusuf Kalla and his running ...

 

The Union Leader: Sununu won't run for Gregg's Senate seat 2009-07-02

"I can't think of anyone they've got who could be comparable (to Sununu)," said state Democratic Party Chairman Raymond Buckley.

 

ISN: Moscow Plays It Smart In Moldova 2009-07-02

By Louis O'Neill for RFE/RL The "Big Daddy" of US Democratic Party politics in the 1960s and '70s, Jesse Unruh, had a wonderfully ribald saying about ...

 

Javno.hr: Sanader Leaves Cabinet To His Female Fans 2009-07-02

President of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Zoran Milanovic will then rush on the wings of self-admiration and surely crash until the next general ...

 

Politics Daily: Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, and the History of Sick Bed Senators 2009-07-02

Flying home to Massachusetts for a Democratic Party dinner after the final vote on the legislation, Kennedy almost died in a private plane crash that kept ...

 

BlueRidgeNow.com: Shuler defends climate bill vote 2009-07-02

I think he has decided to side with the liberal wing of the Democratic Party." Shuler said he has not abandoned his fiscal conservative beliefs ...

 

Suffolk Times: Serving Long Island's North Fork since 1857 2009-07-02

Southold Democratic Party chairman Larry Tuthill once tried to enlist her to run for supervisor, but it was a leap she didn't want to make, he said.

 

BalkanInsight.com: Macedonia Press Review – July 2 2009-07-02

Albania's Democratic Party claimed victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections with 99 per cent of the ballots counted. Without specifying the actual number ...

 

Daily Sun: Blood oath mess: Count me out – Awujale 2009-07-02

... from Lagos where Alausa addressed similar conference, also stated that 80 percent of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state are spiritualists.

 

Emerging Markets: Main opposition SDP calls for new elections after PM's resignation. - ISI 2009-07-02

Zoran Milanovic, the leader of the main opposition party Social Democrats (SDP), said at the extraordinary news conference that the country needed new ...

 

The Local: Sahlin prepares for office with better style 2009-07-02

Mona Sahlin, party leader of the Social Democrats, spoke of her Swedish model, flirted with the many voters of the 1940-generation but failed to come ...

 

Stockholm News: Mona Sahlin: We will never co-operate with the nationalists 2009-07-02

The political week in Visby: Yesterday it was the Social Democratic chairman Mona Sahlin's turn to speak in beautiful Almedalen in Visby, Gotland.

 

Emerging Markets: Ruling democrats head for second governing mandate. - ISI 2009-07-02

The Democratic Party (DP) of PM Sali Berisha, which was the leader of the ruling right-wing coalition, claimed victory on the parliamentary electi ...

 

Toronto Star: Japan's visiting royals 2009-07-02

... militaristic state into a middle-class democracy led by Prime Minister Taro Aso's long-ruling Liberal Democratic party, with a pacifist tradition ...

 

Daily Sun: NBA urges AGF, IG to investigate dismissed justice 2009-07-02

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator, Ugochukwu Uba, made an allegation against the members of the tribunal presided over by Justice Okechukwu Opene.

 

Examiner.com: RedState's Morning Briefing for Friday, July 2, 2009 2009-07-02

That said, the liberal activists who animate the Democratic party are desperate for a government-run plan. It's the wedge they need to get to single-payer ...

 

Capital.gr (press release): Japan Hayashi Says Econ Has Hit Bottom, But Sluggish 2009-07-02

Hayashi is a three-term Upper House member and belongs to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The 48-year-old minister has spent most of his career as ...

 

Sofia Echo: Surprise, shock at Sanader resignation 2009-07-02

Sanader's decision to resign was reason enough for the Croatian opposition to demand new parliamentary elections, Social Democratic Party official Z ...

 

Benton County Daily Record: Democrats' book drive for South Africa a success 2009-07-02

A Bentonville High School student, Ewald Visser, started the project and enlisted county Democratic Party members and others in the effort, Metcalf said.

2009-06-30: Headlines

The Desert Sun: Chairman John Burton of the California Democratic Party Keynote ... 2009-06-30

Cabazon, June 26, 2009--- Chairman John Burton, head of the California Democratic Party, was the keynote speaker at the "Fifth Annual Unity Dinner" hosted ...

 

Jakarta Post: A chance for Islamic parties 2009-06-30

But since the Democratic Party (PD), which gained the most seats in the election, is built less on any ideology and more on the popularity of incumbent ...

 

Arkansas News: Political climate 2009-06-30

President Obama needs to show the Democratic Party's environmentalist base and the more progressive-minded of our international allies that he supports ...

 

Yonhap News: Political parties continue to clash over irregular workers bill 2009-06-30

The main opposition Democratic Party (DP) blocked the entrance to the main hall of the National Assembly, fearing the governing party may try to legislate ...

 

NASDAQ: Japan Opposition Leader Sorry For Sloppy Donations Records 2009-06-30

Hatoyama said he immediately sacked an accountant responsible for the problem but wouldn't resign his leadership of the Democratic Party of Japan, or DPJ.

 

New York Daily News: Party boss Carl Heastie feels dissed over county clerk pick 2009-06-30

Until now, deposed Bronx Democratic Party Boss Jose Rivera could count at least four loyal fellow Assemblymembers. It doesn't necessarily mean Granny Arroyo ...

 

THISDAY: AC: PDP, Yar'Adua Undermining Democracy 2009-06-30

The Action Congress (AC) has accused President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), of undermining the country's democracy ...

 

Bloomberg: German June Unemployment Rises to Most Since 2007 2009-06-30

Lengthening jobless lines may undermine Merkel's chances of forming a coalition government with the pro-business Free Democratic Party in September ...

 

OC Weekly: Ex-Orange County Democratic Party Boss Charged in Extortion Plot 2009-06-30

By R. Scott Moxley in Breaking News, Crime & Sex, Moxley Jim Toledano, the 65-year-old former chairman of the Orange County Democratic Party and ...

 

Bloomberg: Republicans Should Blow Up Party, Not Marriages: Amity Shlaes 2009-06-30

This growth franchise is Republicans' for the taking because the Democratic Party leadership is in hot pursuit of other franchises -- the green biz ...

 

UB Post: Democratic Party Submitted Financial to Election Committee 2009-06-30

The Democratic Party, whose candidate Ts.,Elbegdorj won at the presidential election 2009, spent Tg2.9 billion in its campaign, according to the party' ...

 

THISDAY: I've Not Resigned, Says Bauchi D'Gov 2009-06-30

... for not defecting along with the state governor,Mallam Isa Yuguda, into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has debunked rumours that he had resigned.

 

Laconia Citizen: AG says Ryan embezzled from Democratic PAC 2009-06-30

Once considered a rising star in the Democratic Party, in the 31/2 years he served as Franklin's representative, he rose to head the House Committee ...

 

Jakarta Post: PD official fired for attacking journalist 2009-06-30

JAKARTA: The Papuan chapter of the Democratic Party (PD) has fired one of its members for his alleged involvement in the attack on a female journalist ...

 

The Associated Press: Obama says he'll get prime initiatives into law 2009-06-30

"Then we have a whole other year after that," Obama told about 400 cheering top Democratic Party fundraisers. Sounding confident and defiant before ...

 

Xinhua: UN chief starts three-day visit to Japan 2009-06-30

Ban plans to meet with Aso and main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama on Wednesday. He will also talk to Japanese business leader ...

 

Xinhua: Merkel presents gov't program for election campaigning 2009-06-29

In April this year, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Merkel's major rival in the upcoming election, formally kicked off their chancellorship campaign ...

 

The Associated Press: Pollsters say PM Berisha leads Albania elections 2009-06-29

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Early exit polls are indicating that Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha's Democratic Party has won another term in office ...

 

Wheeling News Register: Wilson: Arms Were Twisted 2009-06-29

Wilson, D-Ohio, spoke during the annual Belmont County Democratic Party Picnic, which took place Sunday at the home of Bridgeport Mayor John Callarik ...

 

New York Times: South Carolina Politics Looks Past Affair to Its Effects ... 2009-06-29

On Saturday, Carol Fowler, the chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, called not for Mr. Sanford's resignation but for an investigation by Republic ...

 

Dayton Daily News: Democratic leader says corruption probe political 2009-06-29

Dimora announced last week that he would take a leave of absence on Wednesday as chairman of the local Democratic Party. He said he was acting for the good ...

 

Reuters India: SCENARIOS - Japan PM, party scramble as election forecast grim 2009-06-29

Media surveys show the main opposition Democratic Party is more popular than Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ahead of the election.

 

ABC News: Obama Works to Address Concerns Among Gay Supporters 2009-06-29

One Democratic Party leader said the concerns from the LGBT community are not falling on deaf ears. "They are very aware of the frustration that some ...

 

Sify: Va. governor and DNC chief denies GOP travel query 2009-06-29

Virginia's governor, who doubles as the national Democratic party chief, is refusing to turn over his travel records to Republicans in his state.

 

The Associated Press: Dems warn GOP not to overreach in health care 2009-06-29

Physician and former national Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean said in an interview that Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont.

 

Huffington Post: Al From and the Founding of Today's Majority Democratic Party 2009-06-29

Try, if you are a Democrat, to remember what life was like for the Democratic Party before Mr. Clinton's election in 1992. Remember that up to that year ...

 

Huffington Post: Democratic Party May Dump Superdelegates 2009-06-29

Seems like only yesterday that the entire nation was thrilling to the sturm und drang of the Democratic Party presidential primary process.

 

guardian.co.uk: Don't embarrass Italy before G8 summit, president urges media 2009-06-29

There was no immediate reaction to Napolitano's initiative from the leader of Italy's biggest opposition group, the Democratic party (PD), which appeared ...

2009-06-29: Headlines

SanFranciscoSentinel.com: NEWSOM BUDGET PROTEST TEMPEST IN AN iPOD - SENTINEL OPINION 2009-06-29

In trademark fashion, this mayor — who stared down that National Democratic Party to launch same-sex marriage — got out and waded through them.

 

San Bernardino Sun: Registration fraud investigation 'odd,' experts say 2009-06-29

Carol Robb, chairwoman of the county Democratic Party, said party officials investigated Jacoby's operation and found that his workers had duped voters ...

 

????: Who Really Speaks for the Working Class? 2009-06-29

The main opposition Democratic Party and the progressive Democratic Labor Party have portrayed themselves as representing low-income household ...

 

Reuters India: SCENARIOS - Japan PM, party scramble as election forecast grim 2009-06-29

Media surveys show the main opposition Democratic Party is more popular than Aso's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) ahead of the election.

 

Washington Times: DAVIS: Al From, a founder of today's Democratic Party 2009-06-29

Try, if you are a Democrat, to remember what life was like for the Democratic Party before Mr. Clinton's election in 1992. Remember that up to that year ...

 

Wheeling News Register: Wilson: Arms Were Twisted 2009-06-29

Wilson, D-Ohio, spoke during the annual Belmont County Democratic Party Picnic, which took place Sunday at the home of Bridgeport Mayor John Callarik ...

 

AlterNet: Obama's Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Puts Him on the Wrong Side ... 2009-06-29

Nonetheless, Obama took a position on the progressive edge of the Democratic Party, and he did so with unmistakable clarity: "I favor legalizing same-sex ...

 

THISDAY: When Will Buhari Rest Presidential Bid? 2009-06-28

Since the judgment of the Supreme Court upholding the election of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the question h ...

 

Washington Post: Exit polls see Albania's ruling Democrats winning 2009-06-28

The American Zogby International agency projected that Prime Minister Sali Berisha and his Democratic Party will gain 69 seats, short of the 71 needed for ...

 

RealClearPolitics: David Axelrod, Mitt Romney, Lindsey Graham on "Meet the Press" 2009-06-28

And yet supporters of that public plan, including Howard Dean, doctor, former governor, former head of the Democratic Party, said it's got to be in there.

 

Canada Free Press: Thank the Democratic Socialist Party 2009-06-28

For all practical purposes, the Democratic Party in the United States has become the Democratic Socialist Party of ...

 

Kaiser Health News: Obama, Democrats Walking Fine Line On Health Overhaul 2009-06-28

Meanwhile, some of his putative allies in the Democratic party have been sniping away at the plan, and negotiators in the senate have been slashing costs ...

 

Reporter-Times: Marr named acting county Democratic Party chairwoman 2009-06-28

MARTINSVILLE — Deborah Marr has been named the acting chairwoman of the Morgan County Democratic Party.

 

Monsters and Critics.com: Merkel to campaign in election on tax-cuts platform 2009-06-28

The chancellor aims to break out of an uncomfortable coalition with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) and form an alliance after the electi ...

 

Jackson Clarion Ledger: Obama's 2-to-1 win over McCain among young voters a warning ... 2009-06-28

... of young Americans to the Democratic Party, and the effects could be disastrous for both the party and the future of a balanced political dialogue.

 

Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Iowa Democrats honor Vilsack 2009-06-28

Vilsack was back in the state this weekend to be honored by the Iowa Democratic Party, along with his wife, Christie, and his former lieutenant govern ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Will scandals inspire evangelicals to stray from Republican Party? 2009-06-28

A sudden and overwhelming shift of Christian conservatives from the GOP to the more secular-minded Democratic Party appears unlikely.

 

eTaiwan News: Merkel's party approves tax cut program 2009-06-28

Current polls give the CDU/CSU 35 percent and the Free Democratic Party 15 percent of the vote _ enough to form a majority government together.

 

Los Angeles Times: Italian premier Berlusconi, mired in sex scandal at home, boost ... 2009-06-28

... allies swept European Parliament elections earlier this month and snatched several local races from the largely ineffective Democratic Party.

 

Kansas City Star: Climate bill could punish Democrats in 2010 elections 2009-06-28

Could the climate-change bill of 2009 be deja vu for the Democratic Party, bringing back memories ...

 

New Vision: Banning independents is no solution to party cohesion 2009-06-28

He was former VP Al Gore's vice-Presidential nominee for the Democratic Party in 2000. But eight years later, he found himself not agreeing with ...

2009-06-28: Headlines

Norwich Bulletin: Only Democrats should apologize for slavery 2009-06-28

For it is the Democratic Party that legally and morally justified the existence of slavery in the United States as it was being abolished elsewhere ...

 

Terre Haute Tribune Star: Sullivan taps newcomer as a new mayor 2009-06-28

After three rounds of voting by four Democratic Party precinct committeemen Friday evening, none of the four candidates seeking the part-time mayor's job ...

 

Minivan News: You resign. No, you resign. 2009-06-28

Speaking at a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) on Friday, President Mohamed Nasheed said it w ...

 

AMERICAblog: A fierce Democratic donor writes 2009-06-28

I am a "fierce advocate" of the Democratic Party after all. I know that I have promised you my support over the past few decades and have done my best ...

 

Reporter-Times: Marr named acting county Democratic Party chairwoman 2009-06-28

MARTINSVILLE — Deborah Marr has been named the acting chairwoman of the Morgan County Democratic Party.

 

Kansas City Star: Climate bill could punish Democrats in 2010 elections 2009-06-28

Could the climate-change bill of 2009 be deja vu for the Democratic Party, bringing back memories ...

 

Sunday Standard: BDP on a political earthquake? 2009-06-28

Yes, it is not a secret that Botswana Democratic Party is experiencing one of the worst internal fall-outs ever, sad to say though th ...

 

Jackson Clarion Ledger: Obama's 2-to-1 win over McCain among young voters a warning ... 2009-06-28

... of young Americans to the Democratic Party, and the effects could be disastrous for both the party and the future of a balanced political dialogue.

 

guardian.co.uk: Pollsters say PM Berisha leads Albania elections 2009-06-28

The governing Democratic Party and the opposition Socialist Party were neck-and-neck in pre-election polls. The two parties were offering similar platform ...

 

eTaiwan News: Obama should cherish Taiwan democracy 2009-06-28

Despite the long-commitment of the Democratic Party to grassroots democratic values and human rights in Asia including Taiwan, so far the Obam ...

 

DesMoinesRegister.com: Kiernan pokes at GOP event during Democratic affair 2009-06-28

Mike Kiernan, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, took a shot at his Republican counterparts' event ...

 

Los Angeles Times: Italian premier Berlusconi, mired in sex scandal at home, boost ... 2009-06-28

... allies swept European Parliament elections earlier this month and snatched several local races from the largely ineffective Democratic Party.

 

Charleston Post Courier: Dems call for inquiry 2009-06-28

COLUMBIA — The state Democratic Party called Saturday for the Legislature to investigate whether time Gov.

 

Houston Chronicle: Schieffer says he has vision to be Texas governor 2009-06-28

"People still want a better life for their children, and the Democratic Party still offers people the best chance to realize their dreams."

 

Monsters and Critics.com: Merkel to campaign in election on tax-cuts platform 2009-06-28

The chancellor aims to break out of an uncomfortable coalition with the centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) and form an alliance after the electi ...

 

Kaiser Health News: Obama, Democrats Walking Fine Line On Health Overhaul 2009-06-28

Meanwhile, some of his putative allies in the Democratic party have been sniping away at the plan, and negotiators in the senate have been slashing costs ...

 

Canada Free Press: Thank the Democratic Socialist Party 2009-06-28

For all practical purposes, the Democratic Party in the United States has become the Democratic Socialist Party of ...

 

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Nowhere but up for the GOP? 2009-06-28

This is especially true for the GOP, which seems to be more dragged down by its members' ethical failings than does the Democratic Party.

 

St. George Daily Spectrum: Initiative may go on ballot 2009-06-28

Cyril Noble, re-elected as the Washington County Democratic Party's chairman Monday, led the gathering, acting under authority from Utah Lt. Gov.

 

Orlando Sentinel: Black-owned media tell GOP that money talks 2009-06-27

Florida Republican leaders are trying to capture ground they've historically ceded to the Democratic Party —  ...

 

The Detroit News: Climate legislation passes 2009-06-27

The bill passed 219-212 after a furious lobbying push by the White House and Democratic Party leaders. Even after that effort, 44 Democrats voted against ...

 

New York Times: Eyes on Europe, Albanians Prepare to Vote 2009-06-27

... is still smarting from the OSCE's conclusion in the 1996 elections, when Ms. Glover was head of monitoring, that his Democratic Party had engaged ...

 

Wall Street Journal: Japanese PM Mulling Dissolving Lower House In July - Kyodo 2009-06-27

On Saturday, Aso indicated an early dissolution in his meeting with Hiroyuki Hosoda, secretary general of his Liberal Democratic Party, as the prime ...

 

Voice of America: Indonesian Journalists Protest Alleged Assault by Ruling Party ... 2009-06-27

About 30 journalists rallied in front of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party office in Jakarta Saturday ...

 

Daily Kos: Democrats' shift to the far right bodes ill for the nation. 2009-06-27

What's most disturbing about this isn't that the Democratic Party is protecting a wholly unreliable incumbent whose record and ideology adds absolutely ...

 

guardian.co.uk: Healthcare - it's make or break for Barack Obama 2009-06-27

Ranged against him will be the powerful healthcare lobby, the Republican party and many members of his own Democratic party. If Obama succeeds, he will ...

 

High Plains Journal: Vilsack says he's 'luckiest guy on earth' 2009-06-27

He'll return to the state next weekend for a Democratic Party event. "I feel like I'm the luckiest guy on earth,'' Vilsack said from his office ...

 

IowaPolitics.com (press release): Iowa Democratic Party: Chairman Michael Kiernan responds ... 2009-06-27

"If all Republican candidates can do is say, 'No!' to Iowa's families then they shouldn't be running. Four candidates showed up today for what amounted to ...

 

Seguin Gazette-Enterprise: Reality check 2009-06-27

The fact remains that the Republican Party, while decrying the conduct of the Democratic Party and maintaining a superior moral authority ...

 

Daily Nation: Kenyans embroiled in new US crackdown on immigrants 2009-06-27

On Thursday, Senators from President Obama's Democratic Party outlined plans to overhaul immigration laws to ensure all workers in the US verify their ...

 

Focus News: Democratic party split 2009-06-27

The Democratic party split a week before the parliamentary elections, The Monitor Daily disclosed. One of the representatives of the political force ...

2009-06-27: Headlines

The Epoch Times: Will Democrats Seize the Opportunity for 2010? 2009-06-27

Majorities of the electorate see both Obama and the Democratic Party as pushing for a change from the failed policies of the past.

 

Green Party US (press release): Green Party, preparing for 2009 national meeting, ask: Is Americ ... 2009-06-26

"With President Obama expanding the war in Afghanistan and Democrats overwhelmingly voting for war funding, the Democratic Party can no longer pretend to ...

 

Pioneer Press: Democrats back mayor's aide for St. Paul school board seat 2009-06-26

St. Paul's Democratic Party endorsed an aide to Mayor Chris Coleman on Thursday in her bid for a two-year seat on the school board th ...

 

Reuters: Japan's Yosano: Economy could grow in 2010/11 2009-06-26

But the fate of any such guideline is murky, as the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan is regarded as having a strong chance of ousting the current ...

 

USA Today: Club for Growth wants to help GOP donors get refund checks ... 2009-06-26

Arlen Specter's promise earlier this year to return donor's money upon request if they were unhappy about his defection to the Democratic Party?

 

WDBJ7.com: A judge throws out assault case against Roanoke's Democratic Party ... 2009-06-26

A judge threw out assault charges Friday in the case against Roanoke's Democratic Party chairman. The case grew out of one political candidate's challenge ...

 

Washington Daily News: Dems chairman seeks tough campaign against Burr 2009-06-26

David Young, chairman of the NC Democratic Party, said he wants Republican Sen. Richard Burr to face a tough, critical campaign leading up ...

 

Jakarta Post: Democratic Party demands action over pamphlets 2009-06-26

JAKARTA: Democratic Party executive Syariff Hasan has called on the Elections Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu) to take firm action against the Golkar Party ...

 

Shawangunk Journal: Rumbling in Rochester Will District 1 Have A Choice? 2009-06-26

... independent third-parties that allied themselves with the Democratic Party to claim victories against the much more powerful Republican Party.

 

Financial Times: Aso urged to quit amid fears of poll rout 2009-06-26

Analysts say victory for the opposition Democratic Party of Japan could spell the end of the ldp's long dominance over Japanese politics; the party h ...

 

The South Florida Times: Broward Democratic Black Caucus election voided 2009-06-26

Officials with the Florida Democratic Party last week upheld a ruling handed down by the Democratic Black Caucus of Florida on May 30.

 

Queens Courier: Will the 2009 Democratic Party primary be the end of the Wepr ... 2009-06-26

David Weprin has been making the rounds to every local and county Democratic party clubhouse meeting or fundraiser in all five boroughs since 2005 ...

 

Star Community Newspapers: Chairman of Collin County Democratic party resigns 2009-06-26

“I want to turn over the reins to someone who can carry our vision forward, building our Democratic party to win local and state-wide elections in 2010.