This makes the overall Democratic reform look fiscally more responsible than it really is.
"Democratic reform and freedoms are not where I want them at this stage, " he says.
"Democratic reform and freedoms are not where I want them at this stage, " Abdullah explains.
The uprising, which began peacefully with calls for democratic reform, was crushed by the ruling al-Khalifas.
He has made many promises of democratic reform in the past, without fulfilling them.
And we will continue our efforts to move Burma toward democratic reform and protection of human rights.
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After a popular movement brought democratic reform in 1990, Mr Koirala served four terms as prime minister.
These men and women often want to keep working for democratic reform in China -- even from a distance.
The purpose of the meeting is to "re-enforce the democratic reform movement in Yugoslavia, " explained one State Department official.
The AK party has been in government since 2002, pursuing an agenda of broadly democratic reform and market liberalisation.
But few advocates of democratic reform in China are optimistic that the next generation of leaders will be any less risk-averse.
Among Israel's wisest options is promoting or encouraging, to the extent it can, demands for democratic reform among its Arab neighbors.
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In any case, the notion that democratic reform in Cuba should depend on a gesture from the United States seems odd.
In recent months, Gorbachev has shown himself to be more of an impediment to radical democratic reform than a catalyst for it.
The authorities worry about the destabilising potential of nationalist ferment too, but far less than it does about calls for democratic reform.
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But the wave of the future is democratic reform not communist reaction.
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But others in ASEAN, notably the leaders of Thailand and the Philippines, believe that economic recovery (and growth) depends on democratic reform.
And Mr Speaker, democratic reform can not be led in Westminster alone.
Concerns such as these offer a powerful motive for Indonesia's neighbours to lean on their friends there to promote rapid and democratic reform.
In Bolivia, long seen as a success story for democratic reform, a weak and divided coalition government was shaken by rioting in February.
This led to unprecedented economic growth, new prosperity, and a burgeoning middle class that expected, and then demanded, that democratic reform accompany economic reform.
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But we are both committed to doing everything that we can to support peoples who reach for democracy and leaders who implement democratic reform.
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What is needed today is a broader electoral coalition, greater awareness of the limits of planning and a commitment to democratic reform of institutions.
The departure of Mr Lee marks the end of a period of democratic reform in the face of mounting hostility from across the Taiwan Strait.
On July 13th, citing lack of progress on democratic reform, the State Department announced that Uzbekistan's government had not passed the test for assistance this year.
On Wednesday and Thursday, we visited Budapest, Hungary, to mark the opening of the Lantos Institute, a new hub for activism on behalf of democratic reform.
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Perhaps even more alarming, General Boris Gromov an outspoken critic of democratic reform and advocate of increased "discipline, " read crackdown was named Deputy Minister of Interior.
PCCs replaced police authorities in England and Wales - except in London - in what the Home Office described as "the biggest democratic reform in policing in our lifetimes".
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Iraq has the potential to be a strong, democratic ally in the war on terrorism, and an example of economic and democratic reform in the heart of the Middle East.
Greeted by heartfelt applause from those gathered in Oslo City Hall, Suu Kyi spoke of what peace meant to her and also of her country's fragile progress toward democratic reform.
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