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...Basque Country, where the Socialists and the Basque Nationalist Party are competing for congressional seats. Supporters of the outlawed Batasuna (widely considered the political wing of ETA) and Basque Nationalist Action (ANV), which the government recently banned for its connections to Batasuna, have called for Basques to abstain from voting in an election they see as illegitimate. But according to Landaburu, the killing, if it was an attempt to enforce the boycott, might well backfire. "I wouldn't be surprised if people turn out en masse to vote not only in Spain, but in the Basque Country too. The only...
...says University of Murcia political scientist Ismael Crespo, the Socialists have to hope for a high turnout. "The PP's ranks are very loyal; 80 to 85% of those who voted for them in 2004 will vote for them this time," he says. "But traditionally, about 20% of leftists abstain - they're generally disenchanted with government and only mobilize in times of crisis...
...President has asked Congress to extend and double the funding of PEPFAR when the five-year program expires in 2008. PEPFAR provides anti-retroviral drugs and other treatment for HIV-positive and AIDS patients in developing countries, while also trying to prevent new infections using the "ABC" approach: abstain, be faithful and use condoms. An earlier controversy over the first tenet of that drive - abstinence, which critics claimed reflected an effort impose a conservative Christian morality amid a humanitarian catastrophe - remains. "Certain constituencies, such as sex workers, are excluded from PEPFAR money," says Ayesha Kajee, program director of the International...
...group ultimately decided this year to abstain from organized political involvement after concerns arose that activism—even concerning what are seen as “obvious” Muslim issues—would devalue the range of views in the Islamic world...
...unguarded two-room triple on Bow Street. My bedroom became a front in the environmental war.This fall, the green monster made itself even more at home. Upon arrival in September, my two roommates entered into to a contest to see who could keep vegan—that is, abstain from all meat and animal products—for the longest time. After a week, the less resolute of the two, the one who enjoyed a sprinkling of cheddar cheese on his plate of soy beans, black beans, and pinto beans, backed off, jumping ship for vegetarianism. Months later...