13,791 source-backed politics facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 117 of 138.
“Sinn Fein's Michelle Gildernew was deemed elected by just four votes...”
“One wonders how on earth a democracy like South Africa would be able to introduce such a system, as it's not as though the state has 100% control over telecommunications," he told BBC News.”
“Mr Coleman also appeared on TV court shows several times, was charged with reckless driving, was cited for disorderly conduct, and had a brief run for governor of California in 2003.”
“A spokesman for Mr Lee said Seoul was "fully concentrating on diplomatic efforts to hold North Korea responsible" for the 26 March attack on the Cheonan, which left 46 sailors dead.”
“On Tuesday, North Korea announced it would sever all ties with the South.”
“The vote came hours after the Armed Services Committee in the Senate also approved the change.”
“The Saville Inquiry was the independent public inquiry set up to examine the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.”
“Public hearings began in March 2000, and the final witness was heard in January 2005.”
“2,500 statements were taken, of whom 922 people were called to give direct evidence.”
“The inquiry also considered 160 volumes of evidence, 121 audio tapes and 110 video tapes.”
“in 1997 presented the Irish government with a 178-page dossier of evidence about Bloody Sunday.”
“Tony Blair said the aim of the inquiry was 'not to accuse individuals or institutions, or to invite fresh recriminations, but to establish the truth about what happened on that day, so far as that can be achieved at 26 years' distance.'”
“In 1998 it was estimated that the inquiry would last only a year.”
“The report, which was originally scheduled for publication in 2005, has been repeatedly postponed.”
“It was to be given to the Secretary of State in March 2010, but was delayed until after the general election.”
“The price tag stood is just short of £200m.”
“Mr Youssef is also involved in politics: he is running for a seat in the national Congress in this year's elections.”
“parliament by up to a year”
“after a decade of civil war”
“six-day strike”
“Guildford Borough Council issued its challenge following the publication on the South East Plan in May last year. The Labour government said in October that it would not resist the challenge. ... a Surrey council is claiming victory after …”
“Guildford Borough Council issued its challenge following the publication on the South East Plan in May last year.”
“The Labour government said in October that it would not resist the challenge.”
“The plan, which set out the government's 20-year development strategy for south-east England, had been under discussion since 2004.”
“The council's announcement follows the Queen's speech on Tuesday, which said the government would "abolish regional spacial strategies" - effectively scrapping the South East Plan.”
“Housing was a major issue during the general election campaign, with both the victorious Conservative candidate Anne Milton and the Liberal Democrat candidate Sue Doughty opposing the South East Plan.”
“However, the Labour candidate Tim Shand said during the campaign his party widely supported the plan.”
“The 27-year-old will take over from Sinn Fein's Paul Fleming next month.”
“We have the Saville Inquiry being published on 15 June, we have the City of Culture for Derry hopefully being announced," he said.”
“Mr Eastwood has held a number of offices within the party and was elected as a councillor for the Shantallow area in 2005.”
“The Home Office wants forces in England and Wales to cut 1.5% of their budget - a total of £125m - to help tackle the national deficit.”
“Left-wing Social Democrats won most votes in the election, with 22%”
“The conservative Civic Democrats have 20.2%”
“One of them, TOP09, has 16.7%”
“while the centrist Public Affairs party has 10.9%.”
“Opinion polls ahead of the election had put support for the Social Democrats at about 30%.”
“A total of 25 parties, fielding some 5,000 candidates, competed for 200 seats in the lower house of the Czech parliament.”
“Voting took place over two days - a full day on Friday, followed by a half-day on Saturday.”
“The country has had an interim administration since the centre-right government was toppled halfway through the country's European Union presidency in March 2009.”
“The Campaign to Save Newark Hospital, which organised its own petition, is now calling for every household in the town to be balloted.”
“We don't think that people have been given enough time to respond, we don't think they have been given enough information to respond. And indeed ultimately we don't think they have been given enough choice about the options.”
“A final decision on the future of local councils in Northern Ireland has been delayed by the Executive for two weeks.”
“The Northern Ireland Office, which is in charge of elections, had pressed the Executive to make a decision by the end of the month.”
“There has to be legislation go through - it is going to be very difficult and the indecision that there has been has led us into a more difficult decision.”
“121 flights out of 333 scheduled to leave Heathrow on Friday have been cancelled.”
“it is flying 70% of passengers.”
“The evidence presented to the committee suggested that all but three of Wales' abattoirs would disappear if these subsidies do not continue in one form or another," he said.”
“The committee makes eight recommendations within its report.”
“the Australian Greens have said it is essentially a political move from a prime minister, who has been slipping in the polls, to make good on a election promise made three years ago.”
“The perception among voters that the prime minister has mishandled the issue could cost him dearly in mid-term elections to the less powerful upper house of parliament, expected in July, our correspondent says.”
“A coalition partner who refused to back the deal has lost her cabinet post. Mizuho Fukushima, the gender equality minister and leader of the Social Democrats, said she could not "betray the Okinawans" by supporting the agreement.”
“issue is expected to dominate Mr Wen's talks on Friday with the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak.”
“It said it was lowering the amount of cash which individuals can send to North Korea without declaring it from 10m yen (£110,000: £75,000) to 3m yen.”
“The parliament in Tokyo also passed a bill to enable the Japanese coastguard to inspect vessels on the high seas suspected of carrying North Korean weapons or nuclear technology, in line with a 2009 UN Security Council resolution.”
“The Associated Press news agency quoted the head of the Public Security Intelligence Agency as saying he had ordered officials to keep a closer eye on the some one million North Koreans living in Japan.”
“The Yellow Sea was the site of deadly naval skirmishes in 1999 and 2002.”
“The two states are technically still at war after the Korean conflict ended without a peace treaty in 1953.”
“It was outlined in the UK government's 2008 Drug Strategy, subject to the results from this trial.”
“Three options will be presented to the local Wigtown area committee.”
“A previous SNP-led administration had committed to constructing the homes in Fort William, Grantown-on-Spey, Inverness, Muir of Ord and Tain.”
“Half of all consumers are female but only 12 per cent of FTSE 100 directors are.”
“The EU-Russia summit in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia at the beginning of next week”
“The previous summit took place in Stockholm last November”
“EU legislation requiring 10% of transport fuel to come from renewable sources by 2020”
“the attacks of 9/11”
“the invasion of Iraq in 2003”
“US presidents are required by Congress to produce these documents of doctrine every four years.”
“We do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur... We cannot afford to stand idly by... This is the principle and logic of pre-emption.”
“While the use of force is sometimes necessary, we will exhaust other options before war whenever we can... when force is necessary we will continue to do so in a way that reflects our values and strengthens our legitimacy...”
“Councillors have been told the department has to save £1.4m from its annual budget.”
“after the abolition of its six former district councils and the formation of the county's unitary authority last year.”
“much less than less than 60”
“you don't need six heads of service, six lots of accountants and six lots of reception staff”
“The Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which killed 11 workers and created a huge oil spill”
“Not all offshore drilling is deep-water. The new measures classify anything beyond 500ft as deep water.”
“Previously, the authorities in the US classified anything under 1,000ft as shallow water, anything over 1,000ft but under 5,000ft as deep water and anything over 5,000ft as ultra-deep water.”
“Firstly, there is a six-month moratorium on new deep-water drilling permits for oil and gas.”
“The current exploratory drilling on 33 wells in the Gulf of Mexico will be suspended.”
“Planned drilling in two locations off Alaska will also be suspended.”
“A pending lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico and a planned one for Virginia will be cancelled.”
“The 591 oil and gas production wells in deep water and the 4,515 in shallow water will carry on producing.”
“According to the US Energy Information Administration, deep-water and ultra-deep water drilling, just in the Gulf of Mexico, accounts for 23.5% of US oil production.”
“Of all the US reserves of oil, in 2008, 14.9% were in deep-water and ultra-deep water areas of the Gulf of Mexico.”
“It brings to an end 31 years of Labour chairmen of the Welsh affairs select committee.”
“Labour MPs have held the job from Leo Abse in 1979 to Hywel Francis, who chaired it in the last parliament.”
“Even when the Conservatives had their largest number of Welsh MPs, 14 in 1983, the Tories did not take over the role.”
“The ballot will be held in two weeks.”
“While the Conservatives now have eight of the 40 seats in Wales following the general election earlier this month, Labour have 26.”
“In 2005, the Tories held only three seats.”
“One of the new intake could also stand as chair, two of whom have experience as AMs.”
“Gilchrist Olympio told the BBC that his party will get eight ministerial posts in the coalition.”
“President Faure Gnassingbe won re‑election in March”
“Mr Olympio said he wanted to save Togo from the "political crisis" which has lasted "40 years".”
“President Gnassingbe took power in 2005 after the death of his father”
“Gnassingbe Eyadema, who had ruled since 1967”
“Mr Olympio - whose father was assassinated in 1963 two years after being elected Togo's first president - said...”
“President Faure Gnassingbe won re-election in March, although the opposition alleged irregularities in the vote-counting system.”
“President Gnassingbe took power in 2005 after the death of his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who had ruled since 1967.”
“Mr Olympio - whose father was assassinated in 1963 two years after being elected Togo's first president - said his Union of Forces for Change (UFC) party would join with President Gnassingbe's ruling Togolese People's Rally (RPT) party.”
“President Nicolas Sarkozy is reportedly planning to raise the retirement age by 1-3 years from 60”
