The so-called Red Shirts, led by the United Democratic Front against Dictatorship,or UDD, have the backing of the main parliamentary opposition group, the Puea Thai Party.

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"This is a great achievement." The Code of Conduct appears to answer concerns voiced by the opposition and the international community that Prime Minister Meles's Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front controls the electoral process.

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Three people raped me in front of my son." Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo attacked this woman, took her clothes and burned her house.

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Not surprisingly, many celebrity names appears on the contribution lists of the Democratic front-runners, Sen.

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Critics suggested Ms. Quinn, the Democratic front-runner, hoped to soften her tough-talking image amid slipping poll numbers.

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The strongest support for Mr Mandela's peace plan comes from the predominantly Hutu Burundian Democratic Front (Frodebu).

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