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Delegation
the process of entrusting somebody else with the appropriate responsibility and authority for the accomplishment of a particular activity. Delegation involves briefing somebody else to perform a task for which...
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Clashes break out during protests; 284 arrested
ST. PAUL -- Sporadic violence broke out as thousands of protesters marched on the Republican National Convention on Monday, chanting for an end to the war in Iraq and demanding Republicans be denied the White House in November's election. Members of the Connecticut delegation were roughed...
Tags: Connecticut, Construction, delegation, Iraq, White House
Research articles 2008-09-02
Iran, Nigeria seeking to boost bilateral ties
ABUJA AFP — Senior government officials from Iran and Nigeria opened talks on Tuesday aimed at boosting ties between the two oil producing nations. Head of the Iranian delegation, junior commerce minister Mohammadali Zeyghami, said the two OPEC member states had the capability to develop "relations in all fields"...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, Iran, Nigeria
Research articles 2008-08-26
Palestinian envoys head to Egypt for reconciliation talks
GAZA CITY AFP — Palestinian factions will send envoys to Egypt next week for talks aimed at ending months of bitter infighting, leaders and spokesmen for several groups said on Saturday. Nafid Azzam, a senior leader in Islamic Jihad, said his movement would send a delegation from Gaza and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, Egypt, faction, leader, Leadership
Research articles 2008-08-23
Delegates converge on Denver
Some want to help end the war. Some want to change the direction of America. Some want to improve America's image abroad. Some want to help improve the economy. These are among reasons that Utah's delegates to the Democratic National Convention say they want to help nominate Barack...
Tags: Benefits, delegate, delegation, Democratic Party, Denver, HEALTHCARE, Holland, Obama, SOFTWARE, Utah
Research articles 2008-08-23
Northwest Airlines Participates in the "Greening" of the Democratic National Convention
Through EarthCares, NWA sponsors carbon offsets for delegations from Tennessee, Michigan and Minnesota EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) is pleased to sponsor the carbon offsets of the delegations from its hub states Tennessee, Michigan and Minnesota as a part of the "Green Delegate Challenge" -- a program...
Tags: carbon, delegation, Leadership, Northwest Airlines Corp., Transportation
Research articles 2008-08-22
Millionaires snub Beijing Olympic village life
BEIJING AFP — Even the prospect of staying in million-dollar apartments isn't enough to tempt the likes of Roger Federer and the superstars of the NBA to bed down at the Olympic Village. The purpose-built, tightly-guarded complex will be home to 16,000 athletes for the duration of the Games...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, apartment, athlete, Beijing, delegation, Games, NBA, Olympic
Research articles 2008-08-05
Hamas delegation in Egypt for unity, prisoner talks
EL-ARISH, Egypt AFP — A Hamas delegation arrived on Tuesday in Egypt to discuss resuming talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah movement and a prisoner exchange with Israel, an official said. The Egyptian security official told AFP that the delegation led by Jamal Abu Hashem was on its...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, Egypt, Israel, SECURITY
Research articles 2008-07-29
Popescu kicked out of Romanian Olympic team
BUCHAREST AFP — Romania have kicked middle distance runner Liliana Popescu out of their team for the Beijing Olympics for failing a drugs test, the Romanian Olympic Committee COR confirmed on Tuesday. "The Committee decided to exclude the athlete from the delegation following a positive test on May 29...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, athlete, delegation, Romania, team
Research articles 2008-07-08
UNESCO adds New Caledonia lagoon to heritage list
QUEBEC CITY AFP — A sweeping part of the coral reef and lagoon in the French overseas territory of New Caledonia was added on Monday to UNESCO's list of world heritage sites, officials said. "They did not change a thing about the proposal; the text was approved exactly as...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, kilometer, Pacific
Research articles 2008-07-07
Summoning superdelegates: the importance of superdelegates in this presidential election has been repeatedly referenced. Learn who these superdelegates are and how they are chosen
Before Sen. Barack Obama secured enough delegates to assure his nomination for president, it appeared that the contest between Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton, the early favorite of the Democratic party establishment, might be decided by the nearly 800 unelected "superdelegates," who make up roughly 20 percent of all delegates...
Tags: Branding, delegate, delegation, Democratic Party, Leadership, MARKETING, nomination, SALES, Sen.
Research articles 2008-07-07
ATI Chairman Noel Irwin Hentschel, Hawaii Senator Daniel Akaka and China's Chairman Shao Greet Chinese Inaugural Tourist Group at U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON -- CEO Noel Irwin Hentschel of AmericanTours International ATI and Hawaii's U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka greeted China National Tourism Administration CNTA Chairman Shao Qiwei and the VIP delegation from Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou at the US Capitol Building Thursday (19). The travelers were the very first of a 240...
Tags: ATI Technologies Inc., chairman, China, delegation, Hawaii, senator, U.S., U.S. Senate
Research articles 2008-06-21
Inter-Palestinian talks positive: Islamic Jihad
GAZA CITY AFP — Islamic Jihad representatives held "positive" talks with a delegation from Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the Gaza-based radical group said Thursday. "We held positive discussions," Nafez Azzam, a leader of Islamic Jihad told AFP. "The Fatah delegation confirmed they wanted to hold dialogue....
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, faction, leader
Research articles 2008-06-19
Fatah delegation travels to Gaza
GAZA CITY AFP — For the first time in a year a delegation of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party traveled to the Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday. But it remained unclear whether the trip would entail a meeting between officials of the secular Fatah and Hamas, which...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, Leadership
Research articles 2008-06-17
Fatah officials on first visit to Gaza in a year
GAZA CITY AFP — For the first time in a year, a delegation of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party travelled to the Islamist Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday. But it remained unclear whether the trip would entail a meeting between officials of the secular Fatah and Hamas, which...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, Leadership
Research articles 2008-06-17
Florida, Michigan delegates get half a vote
WASHINGTON -- After hours of emotional testimony and sometimes contentious debate, Democratic Party officials agreed Saturday on a pair of compromises to seat Florida's and Michigan's delegations to their national convention. But a part of the deal drew an angry reaction and the threat of a subsequent challenge from the...
Tags: delegate, delegation, Democratic Party, Florida, Michigan, Obama
Research articles 2008-06-01
OMAN: SULTAN'S ADVISOR FOR ECONOMIC PLANNING AFFAIRS DEPARTURE.
According to Oman News: As representative of the Sultan, Mohammed bin al Zubair, the Sultan's Advisor for Economic Planning Affairs left here today for Sharm Al Shaikh in Egypt to take part at the World Economic Forum due to be opened tomorrow Sunday and lasts for three...
Tags: advisor, delegation, Dr., Egypt, FINANCE, Investment, undersecretary, World Economic Forum
Research articles 2008-05-18
Arab mediators to clinch deal to defuse Lebanon crisis
BEIRUT AFP — Arab mediators are set to unveil a deal on Thursday towards ending a crisis that has pushed Lebanon to the brink of civil war, after the US-backed cabinet, in a major climbdown, cancelled controversial measures against its Hezbollah rivals. "We expect the delegation to announce a...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Arab, cabinet, delegation, Government, Lebanon, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-05-15
Arab League to send high-level mission to Beirut
CAIRO AFP — Arab foreign ministers said after crisis talks in Cairo that they will send a high-level delegation to Beirut for dialogue with political leaders in a bid to end a long-standing political deadlock. A resolution issued at the end of the Arab League discussions urges Lebanese politicians...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Arab, delegation, Government, Leadership, Lebanon, minister, SOFTWARE, Syria
Research articles 2008-05-11
NKorea says food aid talks with US went well
SEOUL AFP — North Korea said Thursday that talks with a visiting US government delegation on possible emergency food aid had gone well "in a sincere atmosphere". The official Korean Central News Agency said the four-day discussions ended Thursday. "They went well in a sincere atmosphere," it said...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, delegation, food, Manufacturing
Research articles 2008-05-07
Hezbollah training Iraqi fighters: report
WASHINGTON AFP — Fighters from the Lebanon-based pro-Iranian Hezbollah group have been training Iraqi militia members at a camp near Tehran, The New York Times reported Monday. Citing US interrogation reports, the newspaper said the account of Hezbollah's role was provided by four Shiite militia members who were captured...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Baghdad, delegation, Iran, Iraq, training, U.S. Department of State
Research articles 2008-05-05
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