• It was essential to be a party member to get on in any official capacity in Iraq under the old regime, and the party ran neighbourhood spy cells as feared as the security services.

    BBC: News | Who's who in post-Saddam Iraq

  • Government and business leaders have no requirement to be a particular political party member.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • If Reid and the Democrats follow through on that promise, Lieberman would be a member of the party for all intents and purposes.

    NPR: Sen. Lieberman's Future Democratic Relations

  • But it said that a new state would not be a party to the North Atlantic Treaty, and therefore not a member of the alliance, while the position of the "successor state" would be unaffected.

    BBC: Scotland politics

  • "Commissioners cannot be a member of a political party, and cannot, by law, have been an office holder or employee of a political party, or held elective office, for a period of 10 years prior to their appointment, " it added.

    BBC: RELATED BBC SITES

  • However, experts tell South China Morning Post that the definition of a qualified party member could be controversial and open to abuse.

    BBC: China media: Hacking denial

  • If U.S. officials don't help find a solution, "there will be a lot of upset people, " said Brian Masse, a Canadian New Democratic Party member of parliament, whose Windsor constituency sits across the river from Zug Island.

    WSJ: Canadians Make a Racket Over Mysterious 'Windsor Hum'

  • This led to missteps, such as the appointment of a minister of health who turned out to be a high-ranking member of the Baath Party.

    ECONOMIST: America's first transition team has failed

  • He also announced that from "this moment" he would cease to be a member and president of the Irish Labour party.

    BBC: Irish presidential election: Michael D Higgins elected

  • This turned out to be a successful political strategy it gave the party Margaret Roberts who, after marriage to a fellow member, Denis Thatcher, became its most successful post-war leader.

    ECONOMIST: Bagehot

  • To be sure, the Tea Party has a distinctly male appearance: its average member is 45, white, male and middle-class.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Under the plan, fighting would cease and a caretaker government comprising the parties of the prince and Hun Sen would be formed until new elections can be held, said Lu Laysreng, a steering committee member of Ranariddh's party.

    CNN: Hun Sen warns against international interference

  • And I think it would be very odd if you said the only people you can have as governors of the BBC are people who've never before been a member of a political party, I think it would be infeasible to do that.

    BBC: Forum: BBC chairman Gavyn Davies

  • Well here to tell us more is the Party's Leader, Jeffrey Titford who also happens to be a member of the European Parliament and when people come to you and say this is crazy, Britain can't afford not to be part of this, what's the most important reply you think that you can make?

    BBC: News Online

  • Green Party member Larry Barnett, the former mayor of Sonoma, California, and now a member of its city council, said the party's priority should be defeating George W. Bush.

    CNN: Nader eyeing another White House run

  • It could be a big boost to the Pirate Party elsewhere, particularly in countries with proportional representation rather than a single-member, district-based system which favors larger parties.

    FORBES: Cutlasses Between Their Teeth, Three Pirate MPs Board Iceland's Parliament

  • Atef Awad, a member of al-Wasat party, told the private ONTV station that judges should be treated like all other public officials, expected to retire at 60.

    NPR: Egypt's Opposing Parties Argue Over Judiciary

  • ' It's not a matter of a few token gestures - I expect Ed Miliband and every member of the Labour Party to be on the picket lines.

    BBC: Labour conference: Left frustrated by 'Red Ed'

  • John Behnan, a member of the working party group, added that access to areas outside Machynlleth could then be reached through wireless broadband technology.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | Wales | Mid | Sites gather broadband support

  • Any second additional member for an area will be allocated using the same method but adjusting to the fact that one party will already have gained a top-up member.

    BBC: The Jenkins Report: What it says

  • Mr Bo is a Politburo member who is thought to be a strong contender for elevation next year to its standing committee, the party's supreme body.

    ECONOMIST: China's new rulers

  • On Aug. 16, the seven newest members of Congress will be sworn in, along with the country's new president, Danilo Medina, a member of the Dominican Liberation Party, or PLD.

    WSJ: Living in New Jersey, Elected to Serve Far Away

  • On Tuesday Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Mandelson hosts the annual garden party at Hillsborough Castle, at which it is normal for a member of the Royal Family to be present.

    BBC: Speculation over Royal visit

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