Democracy
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Czechs celebrate fall of communism 20 years ago...the praise. "I congratulate the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 20 years of democracy and reaffirm the commitment of the United States to our strong alliance," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement. Czechs remain... In this article: Vaclav Havel, Communism, Democracy, European Union, Prague, Respondent, Recession, and CT24 |
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BBC News | November 13, 2009
New bid to free Burma's Suu Kyi
...protested the visit of military ruler Than Shwe Lawyers for Burma's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi have lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court against her extended house arrest. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has also...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Than Shwe, US, Barack Obama, and Manila
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Yahoo! News | November 12, 2009
APEC ministers endorse market-oriented currencies (Reuters)
...engage Myanmar's junta. On a side visit to Manila on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the...
In this article: APEC, United States, Singapore, Timothy Geithner, Barack Obama, China, Unemployment, World Trade Organization, and Wayne Swan
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Reuters | October 30, 2009
Honduran rivals clinch deal to end crisis
...told Reuters late on Thursday. In Islamabad, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who sent the U.S. delegation this week, praised the deal, calling it "a big step forward" for democracy in the Americas. "Diplomatically, the U.S. came...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Barack Obama, U.S., Supreme Court, Thomson Reuters, Roberto Micheletti, and Hugo Chavez
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Clinton warns US has 'no long-term stake' in Afghanistan (AFP)
...graft. Clinton starkly defined the limits to the US war effort as aimed at eradicating Al-Qaeda and not toward establishing a modern democracy, as President Barack Obama mulls the possibility of sending more US troops there. "We're not...
In this article: Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, United States, Hamid Karzai, Al-Qaeda, Agence France Presse, George W. Bush, and White House
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U.S. wins praise and some questions for Honduras role
...at the State Department. SOFTLY, SOFTLY Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the agreement in Honduras a "big step forward for the inter-American system and its commitment to democracy." But it was the U.S. desire to fit into the...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Honduras, Barack Obama, United States, Julia Sweig, Thomson Reuters, and Small business
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Obama tells Myanmar PM: Release Suu Kyi (AFP)
...… SINGAPORE (AFP) - US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar's military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime's prime minister, the White House said. "He brought...
In this article: Barack Obama, Thein Sein, Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, White House, US, Asean, Robert Gibbs, and James Jones
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 06, 2009
Honduras crisis deepens after collapse of deal
...his term runs out on January 27. The latest setback dealt a blow to foreign and US diplomats, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who had hailed last week's agreement as a triumph for democracy. "We urge both sides to act in the...
In this article: Manuel Zelaya, Roberto Micheletti, Supreme Court, State Department, Honduras, United States, and Best interests
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Guardian | November 10, 2009
The coffins will keep coming until we conquer our amnesia on Afghanistan Jonathan Freedland
...has gone wrong and this action cannot be completed. Please try again later. Dozens are feared dead after an explosion ripped through a crowded bazaar in the old city of Peshawar. Meanwhile Hillary Clinton urged democracy in Pakistan
In this article: Afghanistan, Al-qaida, Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Taliban, Pakistan, Joe Biden, and US
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 17, 2009
Myanmar's Suu Kyi proposes cooperation with junta
...which has been ruled by the military since 1962. The junta has been widely criticized for holding pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, under detention. Clinton, who met Wednesday with the foreign ministers...
In this article: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar, Hillary Rodham Clinton, United States, Nyan Win, Washington, and Than Shwe
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Democracy is a system of government in which either the actual governing is carried out by the people governed (direct democracy), or the power to do so is granted by them (as in representative democracy). The term is derived from the Greek δημοκρατία (dēmokratía), "popular government", which was coined from (dêmos), "people" and κράτος (krátos), meaning "power" in the middle of the fifth-fourth century BC to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens following a popular uprising in 508 BC.
In political theory, democracy describes a small number of related forms of government and also a political philosophy. Even though there is no specific, universally accepted definition of 'democracy', there are two principles that any definition of democracy includes, equality and freedom. These principles are reflected by all citizens being equal before the law, and having equal access to power. Additionally, all citizens are able to enjoy legitimized freedoms and liberties, which are usually protected by a constitution.
There are several varieties of democracy, some of which provide better representation and more freedoms for their citizens than others. However, if any democracy is not carefully legislated to avoid an uneven distribution of political power with balances, such as the separation of powers, then a branch of the system of rule could accumulate power and become harmful to the democracy itself.
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