Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy will lead a Commonwealth mission to Pakistan to press the new military regime for a firm timetable for restoring democracy. (asiapacific.ca)
Weigel writes: «Avoiding the really hard questions, O'Brien's Massey Lectures are replete with what cigar - makers call «filler»: ill - informed cracks about American presidential politics; typically dismissive liberal cliches about a somnambulant Ronald Reagan; a strange obsession with the Clinton Administration's «Operation Restore Democracy» in Haiti. (firstthings.com)
«As our movement for publicly funded elections spreads across New York, we are confident that lawmakers will hear the voters and decide to transform our campaign finance system and restore our democracy during this legislative session.» (nystateofpolitics.com)