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“There is no American presence in Iraq, only a military presence,” said a member of the Iraqi Parliament. By contrast, Iran has insinuated itself into Iraqi political life and the military. nyti.ms
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One of the quirks of Britain's Parliament allows some bills introduced without government backing to be shouted down by just one member nyti.ms
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“This is not normal,” says a member of Parliament in Hungary, “that there is an M.P. on the floor inside this building, surrounded by security guards” nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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Ukrainians angry about the millions of dollars paid to Paul Manafort for political consulting cheered his conviction this week in a U.S. court. “It is like a balsam for my soul,” said one Member of Parliament. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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Another member of Nawaz Sharif's party in Pakistan comes under pressure. A court ruled that he failed to disclose foreign employment and must step down from Parliament. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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“Jews are being killed because they are Jews," said Meyer Habib, a member of the French Parliament, after the murder of an 85-year-old woman in Paris nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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“The merging of politics and business is our biggest problem,” says an independent member of the Ukrainian Parliament and deputy chairman of its anticorruption committee. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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A tweet by a Sinn Fein member of Parliament that appeared to mock the anniversary of the sectarian massacre of 10 Protestant men drew outrage nyti.ms
@forbes.com6 years ago
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Three Initiatives That Will Make You Vote In The Next European Elections
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France will be represented at a memorial event in Rwanda on Sunday by Hervé Berville, a member of France’s Parliament and survivor of the Rwandan genocide. “It is both a source of pride and a great responsibility to go there to represent France," he said. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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“I encourage everybody to look in this direction rather than another direction,” Peter Kyle, a member of Britain's parliament said. nyti.ms
@telegraph.co.uk6 years ago
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Plaque acknowledging slave-owning history of Edward Colston scrapped after mayor complains it has watered down his links to slavery
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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“She clearly gets her language from the same bygone era as her abhorrent welfare policies,” a Labour member of Britain’s Parliament said, criticizing the cabinet minister Amber Rudd nyti.ms
@theatlantic.com6 years ago
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Let's Have Another Brexit Vote
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“It doesn’t make much difference,” said a member of the European Parliament. nyti.ms
@guardian7 years ago
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'Throw fatty out': Winston Peters insults member of NZ parliament – video trib.al
@theatlantic.com7 years ago
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Learning from 1968's Leading Anti-Immigration Alarmist
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Pregnant with her first child, the youngest member of Japan's Parliament faced criticism from some constituents nyti.ms
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What does a widely condemned tweet by a Sinn Fein member of Parliament say about the state of the party? nyti.ms
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The British citizenship exam “is really hard,” said a member of Parliament, so Meghan Markle will have to study up nyti.ms
@aljazeera.com6 years ago
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Finland Social Democrats win most votes: partial count
@theslot.jezebel.com6 years ago
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Thailand's First Trans Member of Parliament Says They Want to Write a 'New Political History' for the Country
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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“I wouldn’t vote for it if they put a shotgun in my mouth,” Mark Francois, a senior pro-Brexit member of Parliament, said of Theresa May's plan. “Other than that, I have no particular view.” nyti.ms
@reason.com6 years ago
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Brickbat: Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer
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Israel frees Khalida Jarrar after 20 months without trial
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Shukria Paykan, a female member of Parliament, recalls spending the Taliban years “forced to be inside a dark cage when out of our houses — I mean the burqa.” nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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One member of Australia's Parliament recalled being asked if she had entered politics to find a husband. Others said male lawmakers blew kisses at them during speeches. nyti.ms
@TheNewEuropean7 years ago
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"Sir Winston Churchill wrote: ’The first duty of a member of Parliament is to do what he thinks in his faithful and disinterested judgement is right and necessary for the honour and safety of Great Britain.'" theneweuropean.co.uk
@theatlantic.com7 years ago
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"Rivers of Blood:" The Legacy of a Speech That Divided Britain
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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Pregnant with her first child, the youngest member of Japan's Parliament faced criticism from some constituents nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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What does a widely condemned tweet by a Sinn Fein member of Parliament say about the state of the party? nyti.ms
@BBCWorld7 years ago
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Member of Pirate Party in Iceland's parliament forced to wear eyepatch for TV appearance bbc.in t.co
@thinkprogress.org6 years ago
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern accused of ‘political theater’ in passing gun reform swiftly
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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France will be represented at a memorial event in Rwanda on Sunday by Hervé Berville, a member of France’s Parliament and survivor of the Rwandan genocide. “It is both a source of pride and a great responsibility to go there to represent France," he said. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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"Why keep that system? We are deciding to give up on the experiment,” said a member of the European Parliament from Sweden about abolishing seasonal time changes nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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“There is no American presence in Iraq, only a military presence,” said a member of the Iraqi Parliament. By contrast, Iran has insinuated itself into Iraqi political life and the military. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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Three Conservative member of Parliament have quit the party, widening the divisions that threaten to break Britain's political establishment apart nyti.ms
@nytimesworld6 years ago
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The police are investigating a violent attack on a member of the German Parliament. His party, Alternative for Germany, sees political motivations. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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One member of Australia's Parliament recalled being asked if she had entered politics to find a husband. Others said male lawmakers blew kisses at them during speeches. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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"This is 2018, and this kind of bullying should have been defeated a long time ago," said a member of the Scottish Parliament, about a case of workplace harassment that is set to go before an employment tribunal nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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“Jews are being killed because they are Jews," said Meyer Habib, a member of the French Parliament, after the murder of an 85-year-old woman in Paris nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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“Any kind of broadcast over social media can be included, which means millions of people won’t be able to broadcast,” says a member of Turkey's Parliament from a pro-Kurdish party. nyti.ms
@nytimesworld7 years ago
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Officials have condemned a tweet by a Sinn Fein member of Parliament showing a loaf of Kingsmill bread on his head. It coincided with the 52nd anniversary of a massacre near Kingsmill in County Armagh. nyti.ms
@theatlantic.com8 years ago
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