Democracy in the United States
Benjamin Franklin Viewed Invention as Form of Public Service
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Seth Hendrix, 3, plays at the statue of Benjamin Franklin, in Smithfield, |
In politics, business, science he embodied America’s spirit of innovation
Washington -- U.S. Founding Fathers George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams all made contributions of a practical kind to the nascent American society, but it was Benjamin Franklin who embodied the inventiveness and sheer creative energy that would mark the American character.(complete text)
Mali Assumes Chairmanship of Council for Community of Democracies
Council seeks to build bridge between democracy, development
The Council for a Community of Democracies marked the transfer of its chairmanship to Mali with a panel discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (complete text)
State's Dobriansky Hails Afghan Recipients of Democracy Award
National Endowment for Democracy honors three Afghan activists
Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky hails the recipients of the National Endowment for Democracy’s 2005 Democracy Awards July 13, saying that the three Afghan civil society activists “have contributed mightily to the architecture of freedom in Afghanistan.” (complete text)
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Cape Verde Praised for Good Governance by Millennium Challenge Corporation
African country uses good governance as "strategic asset," says MCC's Applegarth The people of Cape Verde treat “good governance, transparency and the rule of law as a strategic asset,” and that is key to creating an environment conducive to long-term poverty reduction and economic growth, says Paul V. Applegarth, chief executive officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, which recently signed a $110 million, five-year compact with that African nation. (complete text)United States, European Union Urge Ethiopian Political Dialogue
Joint statement calls for reconciliation, nonviolence in election disputes
The United States and the European Union expect all parties in Ethiopia "to abide by the political process through parliamentary and constitutional means to resolve" the election crisis, according to joint statement issued by the U.S. State Department July 13. (complete text)
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