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30.11.2004 With the Alberta provincial government having declared the debt eliminated, and large revenue surpluses filling government coffers, Albertans have a unique opportunity to discuss and debate alternatives and priorities for the province's future.

30.11.2004 Mozambique is one of the poorest countries in the world with many difficult development hurdles to face, but for the first time its major political parties have run campaigns about issues in a real climate of competition, says journalist Paola Rolletta in Maputo. Voters will choose lawmakers and a head of state Wednesday.

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30.11.2004 As the new Somali president and prime minister begin to assemble their cabinet, with hopes of returning a stable government to Mogadishu in January for the first time since 1991, NGOs are demanding that women be given "significant ministries" to reflect their true position in Somali society.

30.11.2004 The Climate Stewardship Act would set the first binding limits on global warming emissions from the biggest polluting industries in the United States and is one of the country's best chances to begin slowing global warming, says the Worldwide Fund for Nature, urging support for the bill.

30.11.2004 The Bush Administration is quick to celebrate pro-democracy protestors in Ukraine, while it shows no respect for them at home, says Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel. But the Ukrainian situation is about more than a rigged election; it's become a power struggle that could damage fragile relations between Russia and its historical foe, the U.S.

30.11.2004 Mientras los gobiernos de Costa Rica, Panamá y Honduras admiten que Francisco Flores no es el candidato único de Centroamérica para optar al cargo de Secretario General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), porque no ha sido electo por consenso, como se aseguró en un principio, el partido opositor FMLN continúa sus esfuerzos por demostrar que Flores está implicado en casos de corrupción.

30.11.2004 México y Chile impidieron en abril de 2002 que prosperaran iniciativas de Estados Unidos, España, Colombia y El Salvador para que tuviera éxito el golpe de Estado contra el presidente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, declaró el ex canciller local Jorge Castañeda al diario capitalino Reforma de ayer.

29.11.2004 The ice is melting and the heat is on for international delegates assembling in Buenos Aires next week to find new ways to confront global warming under the 194-nation treaty on climate change.

29.11.2004 With imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti throwing his support behind Mahmoud Abbas, the former Prime Minister has become the frontrunner in the contest for the presidency of the Palestinian Authority, according to a recent opinion poll. But nearly half of all Palestinians have yet to make up their minds.

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27.11.2004 Le Canada et les États-Unis partagent une longue et éminente tradition d'institutions, de droits et de valeurs démocratiques. Malgré les différences qui séparent les deux régimes politiques, notre culture politique commune, qui se fonde sur le pluralisme et la liberté d'expression, continue de servir de modèle à un grand nombre de pays partout dans le monde. La présente page donne accès à certains sites Web d'information sur les pouvoirs publics et la politique au Canada et aux États-Unis.

26.11.2004 Human rights and humanitarian groups are calling for a full-scale investigation into the death of an 81-year-old Haitian pastor taken into custody by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after requesting asylum. While Cuban asylum-seekers are usually released to relatives, Haitians are automatically detained and usually sent back, despite increasing political turmoil and violence in their country.

26.11.2004 Nearly 200 years ago on Thanksgiving, the great American orator Daniel Webster said "the freest government, if it could exist, would not be long acceptable if the tendency of the laws were to create a rapid accumulation of property in few hands, and to render the great mass of the population dependent and penniless."

25.11.2004 Cuban women enjoy equal pay, hold 36 per cent of seats in parliament, 49 per cent of judgeships, comprise 60 per cent of lawyers, 47 per cent of the Supreme Court, and 70 per cent of educators and health professionals, among many other spectacular achievements. Alicia González is currently responsible for international relations with Canada and the U.S. This is a rare occasion to learn more about the Revolution from the perspective of a champion of women, equality, peace, and ending the U.S. blockade of Cuba!

24.11.2004 The day after Arizonans passed Proposition 200, which requires individuals to show citizenship documents when voting or receiving government social services, the Phoenix early childhood Head Start program recorded a significant drop in attendance as fearful parents kept their children at home. Civil rights groups are preparing to challenge the legality of the measure.

24.11.2004 Congress has once again approved $34 million for the UN Population Fund and its reproductive health programs in 140 countries worldwide. For the fourth staight year, President Bush is expected to withhold the funding that would help poor countries keep population growth in check.

24.11.2004 Women's groups in Zimbabwe have welcomed the prospect of having a female vice president after next year's parliamentary elections, but concerns have been raised about not enough being done to promote the greater participation of women in politics.

24.11.2004 Ukrainians gathering en masse to protest last week's presidential elections (see News) have been taking a cue from their neighbors to the southeast. But Georgia's "Rose Revolution," while combating corruption and increasing ctizens' faith in government, still has a tough road ahead to create a more prosperous, unified country, says analyst and researcher Eric A. Miller.

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Ukraine's Orange Revolution? © Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

It is not clear whether Ukraine's reins of power will be passed to opposition candidate Vicktor Yuschenko, despite Tuesday's "swearing-in." But while over 100,000 citizens have gathered in Kiev's Independence Square to protest what is widely being considered a rigged presidential election, Amnesty International reminded Ukrainian authorities that they must not react with a heavy hand to demonstrators' peaceful assembly.