Speech of Pedro Agramunt about Partner for Democracy status of the Kyrgyz Republic
Pedro Agramunt, Rapporteur for opinion AS/Jur, intervenes in the request for Partner for Democracy status with the Parliamentary Assembly submitted by the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic....
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Let Us Make May 29th, Democracy Day, A National Day Of Humility, Reflection, Fasting Prayer
May29TurnPrayUnite Let #39;s Make May 29th, A Day of National Humility, Reflection Fasting Prayer #humbleprayers http://goo.gl/Ww26fn (download the Brochure Here) Like you my heart bleeds...
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July 11, 2012: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP
Leading congressional Democrats on Tuesday said democracy was under threat from the Koch brothers at a screening of a new film critical of the powerful political duo.
A seven-minute clip of the film, Koch Brothers Exposed, was shown at the event, held at the Congressional Visitors Center. Film director Robert Greenwald, the president of Brave New Films, which produced the film, said it was inspired by Jane Mayers critical article on the Kochs in the New Yorker.
What (the Koch brothers) do with their money isnt fine with me, declared Senate Majority Harry Reid in one clip in the documentary. He added that the Kochs want to do away with government.
The film takes aim at the father of the Koch brothers, suggesting he was a racist and also profited from dealings with the Soviets.
"If the Koch brothers can buy the Senate, what's next -- gonna buy a president?" Reid said at the end of the clip.
After the clip of the film was shown, Reid addressed the attendees.
Were here because theyre trying to buy our democracy, said Reid, a frequent critic of the Koch brothers. "But they can't shut down free speech, though the Supreme Court has done a good job of it.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi added, Our founders wanted a democracy, a government of the many -- not of the money."
People know these are not people who share their values about safety in our economy and fairness. They have an agenda," she said.
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The Federal Government on Wednesday said despite the prevailing state ofinsecurity in parts of the country, it would go ahead to celebrate the Democracy Day on May 29 in a big way.
Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan.
Maku who had earlier said the council condemned the latest bombings recorded in Kano and Jos insisted that despite the distractions by terrorists, the country had witnessed tremendous developments in all sectors under the present administration.
He said the position of government was that May 29 was a good opportunity to showcase what the government had done in the areas of road construction, aviation, agriculture and other sectors.
He said, The council today discussed programmes for May 29, the third anniversary of the election of President Jonathan.
It is also a reminder that our democracy ha come of age and it is in fact the first time in the history of our country that we will be running a democratic system continuously for 15 years.
In spite of all the distractions of terror which tempt us to loose confidence in ourselves and in our democracy, we believe that in the last four years, the country has witnessed momentus development in all sectors of our economy as a result of the Presidents transformation agenda.
As we witnessed in the road, aviation, agriculture and other sectors, there have been tremendous work on the development of our country in spite of the terror attacks.
One of the intentions of the terror attacks is to ensure that we turn our attention away from issues of development. We can only defeat terror by deepening democracy and improving in infrastructure.
In the last four years, the administration has done so much for the economy of Nigeria in terms of investment and support for industries. Today, the economy is growing in spite of all the distractions.
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Issues #39;go to the heart of our democracy #39; - Caroline Lucas launches legal action against GCHQ spying
Watch the full episode here: http://bit.ly/1mqbHf1 Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, talks to Going Underground host Afshin Rattansi about the ...
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