A deadly road to democracy
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By targeting election workers in Baghdad and Shia Muslims in southern Iraq, insurgents yesterday struck at the two pillars of next month&#39;s national elections: the logistical
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With the selection of Samak Sundaravej as prime minister, Thailand has completed a transition back to democracy, but the bumpy ride may not be over.
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Japan's democracy may work smoothly, but its politics are still dominated by change-resistant dynasties that limit voter choice
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One from the heart, âSalvador Allendeâ is a plaintive look back at the rise and violent fall of the worldâs first democratically elected Marxist president.
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"Despots Masquerading as Democrats": "It is a sign of hope that even dictators have come to believe that the route to legitimacy runs by way of democratic credentials."  By failing to demand that offenders honor their citizens' civil and political rights and other requirements of true democracy, Western democracies risk undermining human rights everywhere, the international ... via Kansas.com
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John Kerry&#39;s escalating criticism of George W. Bush&#39;s policy in Iraq raises a question fundamental to democracy: How far can the opposition go in attacking the president in the midst of a war?
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The young nation is learning that democracy isn't easy as no party captured a majority in the country's parliamentary vote
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JOHANNESBURG -- Hendrik Verwoerd Drive is headed for the dustbin. The busy road, named after a key architect of the apartheid laws that oppressed South Africa's black majority for decades, is likely to get a name more in step with the times: Nkululeko Drive, the Zulu word for "freedom."
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Monday was a memorable day. The system was thrown into confusion. At the Social Democrat Party (PSD), the bitter pill of losing the presidency caused gloomy visions.
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Upcoming elections in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority are initial steps on still rocky paths to democracy.
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Warring politicians face deadlock in the wake of ethnic violence that left 250,000 homeless
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Afghanistan&#39;s first-ever presidential election, held last Saturday, should have been a success story for Washington, demonstrating that democracy had taken root in the former Taliban stronghold.
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Three days after Benazir Bhutto's killing, driving through her home province is a perilous experience. Charred vehicles, felled trees and rocks litter the highway, and nervous travelers paste her portrait to their cars to appease prowling mobs.
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With Iraq&#39;s elections only five weeks away, waves of violence continue to grip the country. In one incident, five Iraqis were killed and several wounded in a car bomb attack
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Many question how it is possible to reconcile racing and its virtues of speed and daring with the World Health Organization estimate of 1.2 million deaths on highways annually.
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The state is a painful symbol of the brutality of politics for John McCain, the place that derailed his 2000 bid.
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As random selection placed registered entrants on a ballot that is expected to be several pages long, officials worried that violence aimed at preventing the election is surging.