Political leaders are known to have claimed actual divinity in certain early societies — the ancient Egyptian Pharaohs being the premier case — taking a role as objects of worship and being credited with superhuman status and powers.

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Political leaders in Singapore argued instead for the equality of all citizens, with places in universities, government contracts, political appointments, etc., going to the most deserving candidates, rather than to those chosen on the basis of connections or ethnic background ( It is worth noting that Lee Kuan Yew was originally a Fabian Socialist and opposed racism ).

Political leaders continue to discuss plans to end this turmoil, but none of the talks have been successful.

Political leaders from the parties critical to the Aquino rule appointed Former House Speaker Jose B. Laurel Jr. as Interim President in a Manifesto signed by opposition leaders.

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Political power was sometimes used by monastic leaders to suppress rival religious schools through the confiscation of property and direct violence.

After failed attempts at creating defence ( European Defence Community ) and political communities ( European Political Community ), leaders met at the Messina Conference and established the Spaak Committee which produced the Spaak report.

( 1995 ) Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary.

Though many scholars have suggested that labor unions were leading figures in this coalition, no significant labor leaders attended the convention, with the exception of the heads of the Congress of Industrial Organizations Political Action Committee ( CIOPAC ), Jack Kroll and A. F.

The leaders of the National Political Union ignored this proclamation, but leaders of the influential Birmingham branch decided to co-operate with the government by discouraging activities on a national level.

Political pressure grows on the Administration with planetary leaders threatening to leave the Federation because of its inability to protect them from Blake's attacks.

Political pamphlets became popular, often lampooning military leaders for political purposes.

Political persecution of local leaders and strict radio and press control were designed to prepare for an eventual unlimited communist dictatorship, including the liquidation of opposition.

Political leaders of contemporary Western Europe: a biographical dictionary.

He also played an important role the Summit of The Hague in 1969, where the European leaders decided to relaunch European integration with two new initiatives: on the one hand, Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union ( EMU ), and on the other hand, European Political Cooperation ( EPC ), which foreshadow the euro and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union today.

In his review of the history of sortition implemented in various degrees in Greece, Florence and during the French revolution in " The Political Potential of Sortition ", Dowlen argues that any use of sortition, whether to elect leaders, or to form the body that elects leaders, has helped develop and strengthen inclusion and stability in democratic systems.

: In 1979 the American Israel Public Affairs Committee ( AIPAC ) formed its Political Leadership Development Program, which " educates and trains young leaders in pro-Israel political advocacy ," enlisting hundreds of college students to collect information on pro-Palestinian professors and student organizations.

In 1981, President Ronald Reagan in his speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference ( or " CPAC ") named Hazlitt as one of the " ntellectual leaders " ( along with Hayek, Mises, Friedman, Russell Kirk, James Burnham and Frank Meyer ) who had " shaped so much of our thoughts ..."

Political history is the narrative and analysis of political events, ideas, movements, and leaders.

Political leaders like Jan Peter Balkenende, Wouter Bos and Gerrit Zalm were frequently impersonated.

However the reformers of the Manchester Political Union were themselves factionalized among middle-class modernizers ( often the readers of the Manchester Guardian ), Chartists, and an independent working class movement.

Political corruption was a central issue, which reformers hoped to solve through civil service reforms at the national, state and local level, replacing political hacks with professionals.

Political observers believe that Wen's remarks and Bo's downfall represented a consensus within the central leadership that Bo not only needed to shoulder the responsibility for the Wang Lijun scandal, but also marked a significant victory for liberal reformers.

He published a number of books decrying the breakdown of the social order, such as The Great Law of Subordination Considered ( 1724 ) and Everybody's Business is Nobody's Business ( 1725 ) and works on the supernatural, like The Political History of the Devil ( 1726 ), A System of Magick ( 1726 ) and An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions ( 1727 ).

Political tensions with neighboring countries like Peru over mining and other resources to support the growing population, and struggles between the growing urban mestizo population and indigenous peoples over land and resources have underlined the political struggles in recent years.

# Political momentum: Once the government has passed this gun law it becomes easier to pass other gun laws, including laws like confiscation.

Political nihilism is rather different from other forms of nihilism, and is generally considered to be more like a form of utilitarianism.

Political: Louisiana Governor Earl Long used nigger in advocating full voting rights for Black Americans ; in that time, like colored and negro, it was mainstream usage in the American South.

Political realism believes that politics, like society in general, is governed by objective laws that have their roots in human nature.

Political parties aside, he is very conservative and old-fashioned, being largely ignorant of new trends ; several episodes involve him dealing with things like yoga, boy bands, etc.

On 15 September 1916 the NSW executive of the Political Labour League, Frank Tudor ( the Labor Party organisation at the time ) expelled Hughes from the Labor Party, after Hughes and 24 others had already walked out to the sound of Hughes's finest political cry " Let those who think like me, follow me.

Geostrategy as a political science is both descriptive and analytical like Political Geography, but adds a normative element in its strategic prescriptions for national policy.

Political movements that evolved in late 18th century, like those connected to the French Revolution and the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791 are among the first documented social movements, although Tilly notes that the British abolitionist movement has " some claim " to be the first social movement ( becoming one between the sugar boycott of 1791 and the second great petition drive of 1806 ).

He was the author of numerous works, including: a Greek grammar in the form of question and answer, like the Erotemata of Manuel Moschopulus, with an appendix on the so-called " Political verse "; a treatise on syntax ; a biography of Aesop and a prose version of the fables ; scholia on certain Greek authors ; two hexameter poems, one a eulogy of Claudius Ptolemaeus — whose Geography was rediscovered by Planudes, who translated it into Latin — the other an account of the sudden change of an ox into a mouse ; a treatise on the method of calculating in use amongst the Indians ( ed.

Political campaigns have many expenditures, such as the cost of travel for the candidate, professional advice on topics like message and voter turnout ( see campaign consulting ) and the direct costs of communicating with voters, such as billboards, television advertising, and other channels.

The Modern Political and Constitutional History Collection comprises some 300, 000 items related to Japan's political and legal modernization in the 19th century, including the original document archives of important Japanese statesmen from the latter half of the 19th century and the early 20th century like Itō Hirobumi, Iwakura Tomomi, Sanjō Sanetomi, Mutsu Munemitsu, Terauchi Masatake, and other influential figures from the Meiji ( 1868 – 1912 ) and Taishō ( 1912 – 1926 ) Periods.

Political ideas and causes, like the agrarian reform, socialism, equality, democratic elections, free education and many other were a constant presence in these songs lyrics, often written by well-known poets like José Barata-Moura, Manuel Alegre or Ary dos Santos.

The list was part of a campaign officially known as “ Opponents List ” and “ Political Enemies Project .” The list became public knowledge when Dean mentioned during hearings with the Senate Watergate Committee that a list existed containing those whom the president did not like.

In the KMT, he led the Political Science Clique ( 政學系 ), which included military men such as Huang Fu ( 黄郛 ) and Xiong Shihui ( 熊式輝 ), intellectuals, like Yang Yongtai ( 楊永泰 ) and Wang Chonghui ( 王寵惠 ), and bankers and industrialists, including Wu Dingchang ( 吳鼎昌 ) and Zhang Jiaoao ( 張嘉璈 ).

Competition from sites like The Drudge Report and The Political Simpleton slightly decreased after the 2006 purchase, due to the increase in advertising revenue.

On August 16, the Cook Political Report changed the rating for the race from " Lean Republican " to " Toss-Up ", saying " Despite a significant fundraising advantage over Democrat Joe Donnelly, which has helped fuel a barrage of negative attack ads, incumbent GOP Rep. Chris Chocola looks more like an underdog than the frontrunner ".

Political power remained firmly centralized in the KSC ( proposals to federalize the party were dropped after the 1968 Soviet invasion in Czechoslovakia ), and the administration of two economic systems, two police systems, and the like proved unworkable.

Political / military examples of BTL advergames include recruitment tools like America's Army, intended to boost recruitment for the United States Army, and Special Force, intended to promote Muslim resistance to the state of Israel.

Kerry, like Bush, has refused repeatedly to respond to Project Vote Smart's National Political Awareness Test.

Political commentators say that the ' resurgence ' of groups like FARC-EP in Vichada and other regions present an ' immense challenge ' to the government of Juan Manuel Santos.