Over the weekend two Spanish regions, Galicia and the Basque country, are set to hold elections.
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The attack happened less than three weeks before regional elections in the Basque Country.
As a result, public spending per person in the Basque country is the highest in Spain.
On the trickiest regional issue, Basque separatism, he has played the card of national unity.
Batasuna got 140, 000 votes, 10 percent of the total vote, in Basque regional elections in 2001.
Basque country is the reverse melting pot--let's all be together, work together, but let's not melt.
Nor will his party's sensational Basque success make Mr Zapatero's position in Madrid much easier.
The Basque president, Juan Jose Ibarretxe, believes this would be detrimental to any future peace process.
The Basque Country and Navarra collect their own taxes and pay the centre for services rendered.
CNN's Al Goodman said the bomb was intended to send a message to the Basque parliament.
Actually, Mr Aznar gets along better with the Basque Nationalists than their angry words suggest.
Moreover, the program was able to recognise the singularity of languages such as Basque and Maltese.
One of Spain's most serious domestic issues has been tension in the northern Basque region.
Three Basque parties, including Herri Batasuna, now hold 41 of the assembly's 75 seats.
The University of Nevada in Reno is home to the nation's only Basque studies department.
In Reno, northern Nevada's biggest city, there is a different example of Basque culture.
The three provinces that make up the Basque region in northern Spain already enjoy considerable self-government.
For after-work drinks, head to Bar Basque for the impressive wine list, tapas, and outrageously crimson lounge.
Police have closed at least 12 local Batasuna offices in Spain's Basque region since Tuesday's suspension order.
And she blogged on modern-day politics ranging from the threat from Basque separatism to Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Basque nationalists who seek independence can already join a party that advocates peaceful means to that end.
Whoever emerges as the public face of radical Basque separatism, Mr Antza will remain its shadowy leader.
The Basque regional parliament in Spain asked for United Nations inspectors to oversee the region's peace process.
In Elko, Nevada, over a Basque supper of oxtail, lamb and sweetbreads, Russo assesses the tea party movement.
Politically moderate Basque leaders have said that outlawing Batasuna will not lead to peace in the troubled Basque region.
The new Guggenheim museum in Bilbao-how does it play into the Basque story?
The new Guggenheim museum in Bilbao--how does it play into the Basque story?
Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, met Juan Jose Ibarretxe, would-be separatist premier of the country's Basque region .
Some Basque bishops, who have acted as go-betweens before, say they might yet persuade the bombers to hold back.
Jose Antonio Ardanza has just retired after 13 years as Basque regional president.
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