Paul Martin succeeds Jean Chretien as Canadian prime minister.* Paul Martin succeeds Jean Chretien as Canadian prime minister. Washington Post describes festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. : "The multicultural ceremony included a string ensemble's rendition of 'O Canada' and a purification ritual in which an elder from one of Canada's Indian nations dusted Martin with an eagle feather." ... Australian prime minister John Howard For other persons of the same name, see John Howard (disambiguation). John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian politician and the 25th Prime Minister of Australia. on his opposition to ratification The confirmation or adoption of an act that has already been performed. A principal can, for example, ratify something that has been done on his or her behalf by another individual who assumed the authority to act in the capacity of an agent. of Kyoto treaty: "I'm not going to a be party to something that destroys jobs and destroys the competitiveness of Australian industry." ... In Venezuela, 3.6 million sign presidential-recall referendum in four days, but leftist left·ism also Left·ism n. 1. The ideology of the political left. 2. Belief in or support of the tenets of the political left. left president Hugo Chavez charges "mega-fraud." |
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