Word: civics
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...swiveling pop star is running for parliament next month on the Russian Democratic Reform Movement ticket and believes his sexy image and chart-topping hits will attract "ordinary people" who otherwise might not vote. "I sing in order to unite people," he says. "I see it as my civic duty to be a candidate...
...remains one of the divine mysteries of civic entrepreneurism why this retirement community would care to host a five-day showcase for films from a proud but ailing industry 6,500 km away. Yet this year, its first without heavy sponsorship by the state of Florida, la fete Sarasota has progressed from an endangered species to a cheerful inevitability. The French and the Floridians actually seem to be getting along. Most events are sold out, with a packed house of local Sarasotans, French movie stars and U.S. distributors. Zarazodah, as the French call it, is now a beguiling fixture...
Argentine President Carlos Menem, at a rare meeting with his predecessor, Raul Alfonsin, leader of the opposition Civic Radical Union Party, won support for a constitutional measure lifting the ban on successive presidential terms. The deal canceled a scheduled referendum on the issue, which seemed likely to prove an embarrassing defeat for the Radicals. The reform must be ratified by the Civic Radical Union Party; it is then expected to breeze through the legislature. With a 40% approval rating, 10% ahead of any rival's, Menem is likely to make a bid for a second term...
...progressive Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) kept its five-to-four majority over the more conservative Independents on the Cambridge City Council, while the School Committee is once again evenly split between the two camps...
...unofficial results from last week's elections for City Council were announced Saturday night, with the progressive Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) retaining its five to four majority over the more conservative Independents...