The immediate result has been two unionist parties storming out of the multi-party talks in Belfast, and the largest unionist party, the Ulster Unionists, probably scuppering the current talks format by voting against the decommissioning plan (see article).

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Rome's decision has come as a major embarrassment for the Indian government and opposition parties have been demanding their immediate return.

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Without holding a formal vote, MPs approved plans to hold an immediate review after the leadership of all three parties backed it.

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Propose that a multiparty delegation from NATO and EC countries make an immediate visit to Romania to assess the complaints of the five democratic parties about the electoral process.

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Residents in this city south of Phoenix were focused on more immediate concerns last week than on budget-cut recriminations between the two parties.

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With elections on the horizon and with unemployment above 9 percent, both parties have retreated to opposite corners, almost ensuring gridlock for the immediate future.

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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki, who heads a mediation panel, said both parties had laid out a six-point plan to reduce escalating tensions that included an immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of armed forces from each other's territory.

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