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Budapest and Bucharest bury differences over Transylvania
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Budapest - Timisoara, the town that provided the spark for the
1989 Romanian revolution, will today play host to another piece of
history: the signing of a long-awaited bilateral treaty between
Hungary and Romania.
Billed as a treaty of "reconciliation and friendship", the
document aims to end decades of mutual animosity while at the same
time boosting both countries' chances of joining Nato and the
European Union.
Under the terms of the treaty, Budapest is to renounce any claim
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Surprise for Treaty 8
Alberta Sweetgrass
; Surprise for Treaty 8 The Treaty 8 centennial commemoration gala raised more money than expected as the premier of Alberta, Ralph Klein, and several government ministers, presented a cheque for $800,000 to the Treaty 8 committee at their fundraising event at the provincial museum on April 20. The
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The art of presidential leadership: George Washington and the Jay Treaty
The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography
; NOT long after the House of Representatives approved funding for the much-maligned and once wildly unpopular Jay Treaty with Great Britain on 30 April 1796, opponents as well as supporters of the measure attributed the remarkable turnabout to the stature of its most prominent backer: President
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Conservative GOP oppose international treaty to ban chemical weapons.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
; WASHINGTON _ An international treaty that would ban the production and use of chemical weapons has run into surprising difficulty in the Senate, where conservative Republicans appear close to blocking its ratification this week. Nerve gas is a nasty, terrifying chemical used only by terrorists and
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Not so fast. (intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty)
The Economist (US)
; THE treaty to ban intermediate-range nuclear clear forces (INF) is progressing through the Senate as it progressed through the negotiations in Geneva: slowly and with pauses. It has just become stuck again. The fault, according to a united Washington, lies in the Soviet Union. America's secretary
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Feminists wrong on 'rights' treaty Senate's passage would be a national tragedy
Chicago Sun-Times
; Show me a treaty that threatens to abrogate U.S. sovereignty over issues affecting the family; a treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter despite misgivings by his liberal Secretary of State Edmund Muskie; a treaty that installs a committee that supports the decriminalization of prostitution, and
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CTB treaty executive summary
Arms Control Today
; The comprehensive test ban (CTB) treaty will prohibit all nuclear weapon test explosions or other nuclear explosions anywhere in the world. In order to verify compliance with its provisions, the treaty establishes a global network of monitoring facilities and allows for on-site inspections of
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'Renegotiate the ABM Treaty.' (Antiballistic Missile Treaty) (column)
U.S. News & World Report
; RENEGOTIATE THE ABM TREATY' Nunn, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, is the Senate's leading expert on arms control. His analysis will be critical to the fate of the INF treaty. In the assignment they were given, to eliminate INF weapons, the negotiators did a good job. The on-site
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Q: Should the U.S. ratify the treaty banning chemical weapons?(opposing views)
Insight on the News
; Yes: The treaty will reduce the chemical-weapons threat and protect the U.S. chemical industry. Ever since poison gas wafted across World War I battlefields felling soldiers and civilians alike, the abolition of chemical weapons has been a global goal. With bipartisan support, five U.S.
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Senate Rejects Test Ban Treaty; Nuclear Pact Falls 51 to 48 as GOP Deals Clinton Major Defeat
The Washington Post
; ... Senate Democrats were unwilling to give. "There's a limit to what I can do. . . . I've reached that limit," Daschle said at a news conference. More resigned than angry, Daschle blamed "a small group of senators on the far right" for scuttling a tentative deal ...
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The Treaty of Waitangi
The Press
; The Treaty of Waitangi Quick Quiz: circle the right answer . The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on: 6 February 1940 6 February 1840 6 February 1835 . Who was to govern NZ under the Treaty of Waitangi? Maori Chiefs Queen Elizabeth Queen Victoria . Approximately how many Maori chiefs signed the treaty
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