News About Democratic Processes 15-MAY-08 en-us Washington (AFP) May 14, 2008 - A rising sense of dread stalked the US Republican Party on Wednesday, after Democrats snatched a rock solid conservative congressional seat, in their third upset pick-up in a row.]]> ]]> Washington DC (UPI) May 14, 2008 - Thus far, your debate on the war in Iraq -- like the public and media debate -- has focused mainly on the questions of progress in security and political reconciliation, with some limited discussion on the war's effects on the U.S. economy and on our military preparedness elsewhere. The consensus seems to be that, yes, there has been progress in Iraq on security and in the political realm, with debate centering on how much. You seem to agree there have been some negative effects on the United States, with debate on whether the benefits of the war outweigh the costs.]]> Washington (UPI) May 5, 2008 - Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face their high-noon showdown on Tuesday in Indiana and North Carolina: The results of those two primary elections could prove the decisive turning point of the long race for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.]]> London, April 23, 2008 - London is one of the world's greatest cities, and to be its mayor is a grand title. It is, however, misleading. Britain is a highly centralized state, with almost all executive power vested in the national government that also controls the purse-strings. The elected mayor has a bully pulpit but a very limited role, and so it should come as little surprise that the two main candidates for next week's election have more entertainment value than solid political credentials.]]> ]]> Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008 - Hillary Clinton, in what may turn out to have been one of her last appearances as a serious contender for her party's presidential nomination, was asked during last week's TV debate if she could name Vladimir Putin's successor as president of Russia.]]> Moscow (AFP) March 3, 2008 - Western criticism and dozens of opposition arrests in Moscow on Monday overshadowed Dmitry Medvedev's triumph in a presidential election to replace Russian leader Vladimir Putin.]]> Dushanbe (AFP) Feb 18, 2008 - The United Nations appealed for urgent humanitarian aid for Tajikistan on Monday, saying that 260,000 people needed food aid after extreme cold knocked out electricity supplies.]]> ]]> Paris, France (SPX) Feb 15, 2008 - Research into eDemocracy must become more interdisciplinary, collaborative and comparative if it is to sufficiently analyse the role and impact of technology in democratic processes, heard delegates of a recent European Science Foundation (ESF) research conference on eDemocracy.]]> Washington (UPI) Jan 14, 2008 - After spending the last few days trying to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli dispute, President Bush continued his tour of the Middle East, this time flaunting democracy to the oil-rich Gulf countries the way traders in this business-minded society flaunt their wares along the Dubai waterfront or in the old market place in Abu Dhabi.]]> Budapest, Hungary (UPI) Dec 26, 2007 - "It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried," a disgruntled Winston Churchill said in the House of Commons in 1947. He lost the elections of 1945 after leading Britain through the war but would return in 1951 for one last stint as prime minister, proving his belief in democracy.]]> SOLAR  ENERGY  SOLUTIONS

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]]> ]]> Havana (AFP) Dec 17, 2007 - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in a letter read on television Monday that he would not cling to office or obstruct the rise of a new generation of leaders, raising speculation about his political future. ]]> Washington (AFP) Dec 10, 2007 - Republican and Democratic White House races are turning into cliffhangers, as candidates launch a three-week home stretch campaign blitz ahead of first presidential nominating contests.]]> Munich, Germany (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 - The decisive but predictable victory of President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party in Russia's parliamentary elections Sunday was based on a new ideology of Russian nationalism and on a massive feel-good factor.]]> Advertise in Terra Daily and reach thousands of industry, government and science readers the world over.

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