Political parties in postwar Lebanon: Parties in search of partisans

The Middle East Journal;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...This article examines the performance of political parties in postwar Lebanon against the benchmark of parties in the prewar period. Parties turned into militias during Lebanon's fifteen-year war and reverted to their...

Enter the state.(state-subsidized financing for political parties)(Brief...

The Economist (US);  July 31, 1999 ;     501 words ......fund-raising, the greater the likelihood that parties' or candidates' private incomes will fall...only for some token help for opposition parties in Parliament. Spain, in contrast, after...the early 1980s, passed a law to limit parties' private fund-raising to 5% of their state...

Parties reign, in independent age: Voters increasingly register...

The Christian Science Monitor;  August 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......seem like America's two big political parties are under siege - and maybe even lumbering...a closer look reveals evidence the two parties are secure - that the atmosphere of partisanship...been more mighty. In a sense, the major parties are stronger than they've ever been in...

Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany): Chapter 7C. Political Parties...

Countries of the World;      700+ words ...00-00-0000 Chapter 7C. Political Parties and the Electoral System The stability...to the pervasiveness of the political parties as stabilizing institutions. All political...in the Federal Republic are made by the parties and their representatives. There are no...

Women's Parties in Israel: Their Unrecognized Significance and Potential

The Middle East Journal;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Women's parties have played a significant role on the...century until the present. Moreover, women's parties had far reaching impact on both the status...However, the significance of women's parties has been underrated by academia and the...

SPEAK OUT; Accountability would aid the parties

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  June 7, 2003 ;     648 words ...Eric Weltman and Paul Lachelier Political parties are declining, both in numbers and influence. Parties do, however, have the potential to be more...everyday lives. More Americans are eschewing parties and registering as "independents." In Massachusetts...

After-hours parties take on violent edge

The Boston Globe;  April 2, 1991 ;     700+ words ...After-hours parties held in private homes when Boston nightclubs...phenomenon since the early 1970s, the parties are typically hosted by people who do...stabbed, some fatally, at after-hours parties, and police predict the casualties will...

Fantasy comes to children's parties

New Straits Times;  December 10, 2006 ;     700+ words ......12-10-2006 Fantasy comes to children's parties Byline: Rina De Silva Edition: New Sunday Times Section: Main Section BIRTHDAY parties for children can cost more than weddings...SILVA looks at the changing face of these parties, which have turned into extravaganzas...

Two are two, and all alone. (America's Political Parties)

The Economist (US);  May 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......beginning, America hoped it could do without parties. It nonetheless acquired them almost as...of the apple in the Garden of Eden. Yet parties were indispensable to organise political...deeply dissatisfied with their two huge parties, the Democrats (born circa 1832) and the...

Political parties to go ahead with planned sit-in.

Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan);  May 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ......opposition and pro-government political parties said Tuesday they will defy a government...against the recently passed Political Parties Law, which they regard as a major setback...told The Jordan Times that none of the 28 parties -- which last week requested government...

Political parties and spending limits.

Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy;  September 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...The Supreme Court is ambivalent about political parties. At times, it is wary of them,(1) but on other...speech.(2) Each time a case regarding political parties comes before the Court, the parties cringe like battered children, uncertain whether...

A Dozen Parties Face Being Left Out, THE MOSCOW TIMES

The Moscow Times (Russia);  October 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Russia) 10-22-2003 A dozen political parties running for the State Duma looked poised...Veshnyakov said Monday that he expected 13 parties or blocs to make it onto the ballot. A...Central Elections Commission's deadline for parties and single-mandate district candidates...

The efficiency gap behind the Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Key words: Annex I Parties, GHG emissions, efficiency, system...beginning. Countries belonging to Annex I Parties are obligated to meet their target in...performance between two groups, Annex II Parties and economies in transition (EIT) Parties...

Political parties initiate campaign against law.

Jordan Times (Amman, Jordan);  April 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......12--AMMAN -- Heads of some 30 political parties on Wednesday said they would use all available means to fight the recently endorsed parties law, which many described as a death warrant...Abdullah's vision of political reform. The parties yesterday initiated a campaign against...

Hard times hit holiday parties, caterers in Chattanooga, Tenn.

Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);  December 10, 2004 ;     597 words ......M. Reynolds Dec. 10--Although holiday parties continue to drive large numbers of bookings...attributes the downsizing of holiday business parties to hard economic times. Companies have...downtown. Last year I had quite a few parties. I don't know if there's more competition...