Word: democratizing
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...qualify for the July campaign, a candidate's party must have won 3% of the seats in Parliament or 5% of Monday's vote. Analysts expect up to seven parties to make the grade. President Megawati Sukarnoputri's Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle is sure to be among them, but widespread disenchantment over her perceived detachment and inaction will probably cut into its support. The party might even be surpassed by Golkar, the political machine created by former dictator Suharto, who was forced to resign in 1998. Nostalgia is growing for the Suharto era, when prices were stable and economic...
...register. A new $200 million oil exploration deal for the Anglo-Dutch giant Shell, with more in the pipeline, doesn't hurt either. For his part, Gaddafi is tired of isolation and sanctions, which have cost Libya tens of billions of dollars. Yes, he's a dictator, not a democrat of the sort Bush and Blair say they want to foster in the Middle East. But at least...
...implementing a risk-based model itself for the 60% of its budget that is discretionary, however, the department is waiting for Congress to do it. Explains a senior department official: "We wanted to engage with Congress before we messed around with that." Says an aide to a House Democrat: "Essentially, they just punted. It was outrageous...
...supported Sen. John F. Kerry’s campaign for president since the Democrat first announced his candidacy. And if she runs, it will be as a Democrat...
...runs, Barend would be the only Democrat vying for the seat in this 29th district, which went to Bush in 2000, tossed 25 percent of its vote to Ross Perot in 1992, and has four Republicans who have declared that they will run if Houghton retires...