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Bernstein, Eduard

(Encyclopedia) Bernstein, EduardBernstein, Eduardāˈd&oomacr;ärt bĕrnˈshtīn [key], 1850–1932, German socialist. From 1872 he was actively associated with the Social Democratic party. In 1878,…

party, political

(Encyclopedia) party, political, organization whose aim is to gain control of the government apparatus, usually through the election of its candidates to public office. Political parties take many…

Greenback party

(Encyclopedia) Greenback party, in U.S. history, political organization formed in the years 1874–76 to promote currency expansion. The members were principally farmers of the West and the South;…

U.S. News: Tea Party Victories

Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Sarah PalinRelated Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of the…

Democratic National Convention Keynote Address

Straight-Talking DemocratsFamilies and the Nation I'm a grandmother now. And I have one nearly perfect granddaughter named Lily. And when I hold that grandbaby, I feel the continuity of…

De Gasperi, Alcide

(Encyclopedia) De Gasperi, AlcideDe Gasperi, Alcideälchēˈdā dā gäˈspārē [key], 1881–1954, Italian premier and a founder of the Christian Democratic party. Born in the Trentino—then under Austria—he…

Radek, Karl

(Encyclopedia) Radek, KarlRadek, Karlkärl räˈdyĭk [key], 1885–1939?, international Communist leader and journalist, b. Lviv (then in Austrian Poland); his original name was Sobelsohn. Radek…

Hunkers

(Encyclopedia) Hunkers, conservative faction of the Democratic party in New York state in the 1840s, so named because they were supposed to “hanker” or “hunker” after office. In opposition to them…

Tadić, Boris

(Encyclopedia) Tadić, Boris, 1958–, Serbian political leader, president of Serbia (2004–), b. Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now in Bosnia and Herzegovina). A student activist while attending Belgrade Univ.,…