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Bosnia protesters attack presidency building

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Dozens of people have been left injured after violent anti-government protests in Bosnia. Government buildings have been set ablaze in three cities. Protesters are angry over what they see as government corruption and high wages for government officials. Al Jazeera's Tim Friend reports.

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Bosnia protesters attack presidency building

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Bosnia protesters attack presidency building Protesters smash windows and set ablaze section of government building in Sarajevo on third day of demonstrations. Protesters have set fire to a section of the presidency building in the Bosnian capital city of Sarajevo as the anti-governments have spread across the country. AP news agency reported that central Sarajevo was in chaos on Friday night with buildings and cars burning and riot police in full gear chasing protesters and pounding batons against their shields to get the crowd to disperse. At least 200 people were injured in Friday's clashes, according to AP. Also on Friday, protesters set fire to a local government building in the northern town of Tuzla, the hotspot of violence that began on Tuesday. Authorities in Tuzla had ordered schools to cancel classes earlier in the day. AFP news agency reported that about 100 hooded men were seen storming the building with flames, and thick smoke billowing from the first floor windows a short while after. Protesters outside prevented two fire engines from reaching the building. At least 6,000 people took to the streets in Tuzla, according to Reuters news agency, who also reported that protesters lobbed stones at police in Sarajevo. Al Jazeera's Alma Brnicanin reported that demonstrators gathered in the northern city of Bihac on Friday. Tuzla's protests spread to other parts of the country on Thursday and have morphed into widespread discontent in an election year about unemployment and rampant corruption. Police on Thursday fired teargas to drive back several thousand people throwing stones, eggs and flares at a local government building in Tuzla, once the industrial heart of Bosnia's north, which has been hit hard by factory closures in recent years. A strong police contingent dispersed the crowd in the evening after protesters started rioting, smashing shop windows and setting garbage bins on fire, a Tuzla police spokesman said. The town's emergency service said it admitted 104 police officers who were seriously hurt, and 30 civilians with lighter injuries. Hundreds of people turned out in solidarity protests in Sarajevo and the towns of Zenica, Bihac and Mostar. In Sarajevo, protesters clashed with police who had blocked traffic in the city centre. Four officers were taken to hospital, officials said. Public resentment The prime minister of Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat federation, where the protests took place, held an emergency meeting with regional security ministers and prosecutors. "We put on one side the workers who were left without basic rights, such as pensions and health benefits ... , and on the other side all hooligans who used this situation to create chaos," Prime Minister Nermin Niksic said after the meeting. "We will not come to the solution by destroying property, damaging vehicles and windows and fighting the police," Niksic said. The protests highlight public resentment over the political bickering that has stifled governance and economic development since the 1992-1995 war in the Balkan country. The protesters were initially made up mainly of workers laid off when state-owned companies that were sold off collapsed under private ownership. They have been joined by thousands of jobless people and youths. At 27.5 percent, Bosnia's unemployment rate is the highest in the Balkans.

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Presidency Building Attacked By Protesters In Bosnia

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Updated: 09 Feb 2014

Demonstrators have set fire to a section of the presidency building in the Bosnian capital city of Sarajevo as the anti-government protests have spread across the country. AP news agency reported that central Sarajevo was in chaos on Friday night with buildings and cars burning and riot police in full gear chasing protesters and pounding batons against their shields to get the crowd to disperse. At least 200 people were injured in Friday's clashes, according to AP. Also on Friday, protesters set fire to a local government building in the northern town of Tuzla, the hotspot of violence that began on Tuesday. Authorities in Tuzla had ordered schools to cancel classes earlier in the day. AFP news agency reported that about 100 hooded men were seen storming the building with flames, and thick smoke billowing from the first floor windows a short while after. Protesters outside prevented two fire engines from reaching the building. At least 6,000 people took to the streets in Tuzla, according to Reuters news agency, who also reported that protesters lobbed stones at police in Sarajevo. Al Jazeera's Alma Brnicanin reported that demonstrators gathered in the northern city of Bihac on Friday. Tuzla's protests spread to other parts of the country on Thursday and have morphed into widespread discontent in an election year about unemployment and rampant corruption. Police on Thursday fired teargas to drive back several thousand people throwing stones, eggs and flares at a local government building in Tuzla, once the industrial heart of Bosnia's north, which has been hit hard by factory closures in recent years. A strong police contingent dispersed the crowd in the evening after protesters started rioting, smashing shop windows and setting garbage bins on fire, a Tuzla police spokesman said. The town's emergency service said it admitted 104 police officers who were seriously hurt, and 30 civilians with lighter injuries. Hundreds of people turned out in solidarity protests in Sarajevo and the towns of Zenica, Bihac and Mostar. In Sarajevo, protesters clashed with police who had blocked traffic in the city centre. Four officers were taken to hospital, officials said. Public resentment The prime minister of Bosnia's autonomous Bosniak-Croat federation, where the protests took place, held an emergency meeting with regional security ministers and prosecutors. "We put on one side the workers who were left without basic rights, such as pensions and health benefits ... , and on the other side all hooligans who used this situation to create chaos," Prime Minister Nermin Niksic said after the meeting. "We will not come to the solution by destroying property, damaging vehicles and windows and fighting the police," Niksic said. The protests highlight public resentment over the political bickering that has stifled governance and economic development since the 1992-1995 war in the Balkan country. The protesters were initially made up mainly of workers laid off when state-owned companies that were sold off collapsed under private ownership. They have been joined by thousands of jobless people and youths. At 27.5 percent, Bosnia's unemployment rate is the highest in the Balkans.

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Justus Lipsius Building, Hungarian Presidency - lorry parking

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Updated: 10 Jan 2011

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Obama is Building an Imperial Presidency

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Updated: 28 May 2013

http://freemencapitalist.com Obama is trying to subvert the constitution in every way and passing executive orders for things that he could not get done thro...

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Decorating the Justus Lipsius building

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Updated: 15 Jan 2014

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Austro-Hungarian archives burn in Sarajevo

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Updated: 11 Feb 2014

W/S Presidency building C/U Smashed window M/S Burnt paper W/S Presidency building M/S Smashed window W/S Presidency building M/S Chair stuck in river M/S Car stuck in water C/U Car wheel SCRIPT Bosnia and Herzegovina: Austro-Hungarian archives burn in Sarajevo Sarajevo's Presidency building, which contains thousands of historical records, was left damaged on Sunday after being set on fire by protesters over the weekend. Demonstrators stormed the building on Friday, breaking onto the first floor and stealing the national flag, smashing windows, and setting fire to rooms containing archive material from the Austro-Hungarian period. The archive was founded in 1948, and contains records dating back to 1878. Several of the records related to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in the city, a key factor in the outbreak of the First World War, the centenary of which is this year. At least 200 people have been injured in clashes over the weekend.

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ALERT! The Brazilian Army is building a Secret Shelter for the Presidency of the Republic

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Updated: 31 Dec 2012

O MEU EMAIL PARA CONTATO: senador.mauricio@gmail.com O MEU FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/senador.mauricao.

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Predsjednistvo 07. 02. 2014.

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The Presidency Health And Wellness Campaign 26/07/13 Union Buildings Pretoria

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Updated: 31 Jul 2013

Department of the Presidency Health and Wellness Campaign with @BT_Enter (tainment) at the Union Buildings Pretoria. Virgin Active fitness trainer taking The...

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No warm embrace for Greece's EU presidency

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Updated: 09 Jan 2014

Police in Greece have fired tear gas at anti-European Union protestors in central Athens.Demonstrators tried to break the police cordon and storm a building where the trading bloc's leaders have gathered.They are attending the opening ceremony of Greece's six-month presidency of the EU.Left and right opposition groups called for demonstrations, despite a police ban on protests.Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulos reports from Athens. Police in Greece have fired tear gas at anti-European Union protestors in central Athens.Demonstrators tried to break the police cordon and storm a building where the trading bloc's leaders have gathered.They are attending the opening ceremony of Greece's six-month presidency of the EU.Left and right opposition groups called for demonstrations, despite a police ban on protests.Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulos reports from Athens. Police in Greece have fired tear gas at anti-European Union protestors in central Athens.Demonstrators tried to break the police cordon and storm a building where the trading bloc's leaders have gathered.They are attending the opening ceremony of Greece's six-month presidency of the EU.Left and right opposition groups called for demonstrations, despite a police ban on protests.Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulos reports from Athens. No warm embrace for Greece's EU presidency No warm embrace for Greece's EU presidency No warm embrace for Greece's EU presidency 3029124045001,greece,package,Europe,News,Al Jazeera English,Jacobina Plummer,John Psaropoulos,violinist,al Jazeera,europenews,jazeera,kallirrhoi ...

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Hellenic Presidency of the Council of the EU -Logo Presentation Animation Gr2014EU 720p

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Τhe Logo of the Greek Presidency "Europe, Our Common Quest" Each country holding the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union selects its own presidency logo, which serves as an integral visual symbol for the Presidency: a defining feature of each Presidency's identity and a statement conveying its message to Europe and the world. The logo and the associated graphic design work feature in the Presidency's publications and online presence, in decorations in the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels and in venues that host official presidency events. The Greek Presidency logo is austere and concise, extending a note of realistic optimism. It depicts a sailboat in full sail, formed by the initials of the European Union. It aspires to unite common European values and Greece's unique identity, the beginning of the continent's union and its future course, the solid principles that formed our past with our common aspirations for the future. The symbolic background of the logo is the sea: a fundamental element of Greek identity, but also a pivotal component of Europe's past and future. The sea has historically united people and is nowadays a generator of growth and jobs across Europe thus, forming a horizontal thematic running through the Greek Presidency's priorities. Against this background, the individual motifs forming the logo illustrate the Greek land's indented terrain and coastline while, the "semicircle" represents the Parliament and the ancient theatre, cradles of Europe's democratic traditions, institutional equality and our common cultural heritage. The sailboat is at the forefront of the logo's narrative power: a symbol of exploration and transition, but also of communication and unity. As such, it aspires to relay our decision to sail together towards a common future overcoming hardships and storms. The journey is the symbolic essence of the logo's narration: a shared course of democracy and participation, a common quest for prosperity through growth and employment, a vessel of mobility and security for the future. These ideals forged our past and are now the common inspiration that leads our course. This is the Greek Presidency's message to Europe and to the world: Europe is our common quest and journey -- united we sail further. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs commissioned the Greek creative design group Beetroot to design the logo and the associated visual identity which were unveiled on 25 November 2013. Read more: http://gr2014.eu/

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Obama: If You've Got A Business, You Didn't Build That

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Obama says success is not a result of someone working hard or being smart and that if you started your own business, you didn't build it yourself. (July 13, ...

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Bosnia: counting the cost of three days of violent protests

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Updated: 08 Feb 2014

Residents in Sarajevo have been surveying the damage after protesters set fire to government buildings in the Bosnian capital. While the three day anti‐government demonstrations which spread across the country have much popular support, the destruction of institutional buildings is being blamed on a minority of hooligans. For those who fought in the 1992-95 war and saved the presidency building it was hard to understand the destruction. Dedovic Mirsad was a soldier in the Bosnian army during ... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/08/bosnia-counting-the-cost-of-three-days-of-violent-protests euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews

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Violent protests spread throughout Bosnia

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Thousands of people across Bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clashed with police. Hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a s. TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters stormed and set ablaze local government buildings in three Bosnian cities on Friday in fury over unemploy. Demonstrators in the northern Bosnia town of Tuzla set fire to government buildings as protests grow across the country.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily prev. Click and subscribe my channel. TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters stormed and set ablaze local government buildings in three Bosnian cities. Demonstrators in the northern Bosnia town of Tuzla set fire to government buildings as protests grow across the country.Sign up for Snowmail, your daily prev. Protesters stormed government buildings in Bosnia on Friday, setting them alight and smashing up furniture, as anger over the dire state of the economy boile. Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bosnian Protesters,Bosnia Government Buildings,Sarajevo Protesters Tuzla,Bosnia Government Buildings Protesters,TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegov. Dozens of people have been left injured after violent anti-government protests in Bosnia. Government buildings have been set abl. Bosnia protesters attack presidency building Protesters smash windows and set ablaze section of government building in Sarajevo on third day of demonstration. Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bosnian Protesters,Bosnia Government Buildings,Sarajevo Protesters Tuzla,Bosnia Government Buildings Protesters,TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegov. TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters stormed and set ablaze local government buildings in three Bosnian cities on Friday in fury over unemploy. Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bosnia and Herzegovina Protest,Bosnia and Herzegovina over unemployment,Protest Tuzla over unemployment in eruptsTUZLA, Bosnia-Herzego. Click and subscribe my channel. Subscribe: Feb. 6 - There is a second day of unrest in Tuzla over job losses and dozens are injured in Sarajevo as anger . Fr. Demonstrators in Bosnia-Hercegovina have set fire to government buildings as violent protests continue across the country for a third day. TAGS: abc breaking. TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters have set ablaze the local government building in Tuzla after they stormed it in rage over unemployment, r. P. Please on the ads :) P. BOSNIAN Police use RUBBER BULLETS on Anti Government Protesters as Violence Escalates Thousands of Bosnian protesters took to the . TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters have set ablaze the local government building in Tuzla after they stormed it in rage over unemployment, r. Protesters burn tyres and stone cars in the township of Hebron, near Pretoria, calling for service delivery. It comes just months before the South Africa ele. When you open up a wedding album, you are bound to find at least a few corny pictures that feature the obligatory hand-holding on the beach and a backwards g. An amputee with a bionic hand has for the first time been able to feel the texture and shape of objects in his grasp, European researchers said Wednesday. Du. Russian journalist, Vladimir Pozner, relayed the Olympic torch in Sochi on Friday morning ahead of the opening cermony of the Winter Games. Duration: 00:56. The first trapped civilians were evacuated from besieged rebel-held areas of Syria's Homs as Damascus finally confirmed it will join a new round of peace tal. Four years on from Vancouver's hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, the city is still paying the price for some of the infrastructure that was meant to pro. Russians celebrated at Sochi's Live Site as they watched the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Games on the big screen. Duration: 00:50. Syria's deputy foreign minister said that Damascus will take part in a second round of peace talks in Geneva. But in the city of Aleppo, where aerial attacks.

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Christopher Hitchens on Thomas Jefferson: Enlightenment, Nation Building, and Slavery (2005)

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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 (April 2, 1743 O.S.) -- July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the third President of the United States (1801--1809). At the beginning of the American Revolution, he served in the Continental Congress, representing Virginia and then served as a wartime Governor of Virginia (1779--1781). Just after the war ended, from mid-1784 Jefferson served as a diplomat, stationed in Paris. In May 1785, he became the United States Minister to France. Jefferson was the first United States Secretary of State (1790--1793) serving under President George Washington. With his close friend James Madison he organized the Democratic-Republican Party, and subsequently resigned from Washington's cabinet. Elected Vice President in 1796, when he came in second to John Adams of the Federalists, Jefferson opposed Adams and with Madison secretly wrote the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which attempted to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts. Elected president in what Jefferson called the Revolution of 1800, he oversaw the purchase of the vast Louisiana Territory from France (1803), and sent the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804--1806) to explore the new west. His second term was beset with troubles at home, such as the failed treason trial of his former Vice President Aaron Burr. With escalating trouble with Britain who was challenging American neutrality and threatening shipping at sea, he tried economic warfare with his embargo laws which only damaged American trade. In 1803, President Jefferson initiated a process of Indian tribal removal and relocation to the Louisiana Territory west of the Mississippi River, in order to open lands for eventual American settlers.[2] A leader in the Enlightenment, Jefferson was a polymath who spoke five languages fluently and was deeply interested in science, invention, architecture, religion and philosophy, interests that led him to the founding of the University of Virginia after his presidency. He designed his own large mansion on a 5,000 acre plantation near Charlottesville, Virginia, which he named Monticello. While not a notable orator, Jefferson was a skilled writer and corresponded with many influential people in America and Europe throughout his adult life.[3] He is rated by historians as one of the greatest U.S. presidents.[4][5] Though Jefferson owned many slaves, he opposed the institution all his life and consequently treated and took care of his slaves very well, expecting them to work no more than free farmers. Since 1802 historians and others have been divided over the controversy of whether Jefferson was the father of one or more children belonging to Sally Hemings, a slave at Monticello. Historians are also in disagreement with how much Jefferson was committed to the anti-slavery cause. In 1807, President Jefferson signed into law a bill that banned the importation of slaves into the United States. After Martha Jefferson, his wife of eleven years, died in 1782, Jefferson remained a widower for the rest of his life; their marriage produced six children, of whom two survived to adulthood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson

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Video: Protesters clash with police, set govt buildings ablaze in BosniaVideo: Protesters clash with

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Thousands of people across Bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clashed with police. Hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a state thats slipping into serious economic stagnation with around 40 per cent of the population out of work. The capital Sarajevo, rioters set the Presidential building ablaze, along with police cars and tires. Authorities fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds. In other parts of the country protesters hurled rocks at security forces and torched local government buildings. The unrest initially erupted over the closure of several state-owned companies that were sold off and then collapsed under private ownership. RT LIVE Subscribe to RT ... Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.Thousands of people across Bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clashed with police. Hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a state thats slipping into serious economic stagnation with around 40 per cent of the population out of work. The capital Sarajevo, rioters set the Presidential building ablaze, along with police cars and tires. Authorities fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds. In other parts of the country protesters hurled rocks at security forces and torched local government buildings. The unrest initially erupted over the closure of several state-owned companies that were sold off and then collapsed under private ownership. RT LIVE Subscribe to RT ... Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Bosnian protesters stormed and set ablaze local government buildings in three Bosnian cities on Friday in fury over unemployment and rampant corruption. At least 90 people were injured. The anti-government protests that began two days ago in the northern city of Tuzla spread throughout Bosnia, with thousands taking their discontent over the almost 40 percent unemployment rate onto the streets of a dozen cities. In Tuzla, the crowd stormed the local government building, throwing furniture, files and papers out of the windows and then setting the building on fire. Protesters also set local government buildings ablaze in Sarajevo and Zenica, and the building of the Bosnian Presidency was also burning. Those fires were promptly put out but almost all the windows were broken. At least 80 people were injured in Sarajevo and 10 in Zenica, authorities said. There were no immediate casualty figures from Tuzla, where the worst of the fighting was. In an unprecedented move, hundreds gathered in the capital of the Bosnian Serb part of the country, Banja Luka, to express support for protesters in the countrys other ministate, which is shared by Bosniaks and Croats. We gathered to support the protests in Tuzla where people are fighting for their rights, said Aleksandar Zolja, an activist from Banja Luka. The protests began on Wednesday with a clash between police and unpaid workers of four former state-owned companies, which left some some 130 hurt, mostly from tear gas. The four companies employed most of the population of Tuzla. When they were privatized, contracts obliged the new owners to invest in them and make them profitable but they sold the assets, stopped paying workers and filed for bankruptcy. Bosnians have many reasons to be unhappy as general elections approach in October. Beside the unemployment rate, the privatization that followed the end of communism and the 1992-95 war produced a handful of tycoons, almost wiped out the middle class and sent the working class into poverty. Corruption is widespread and high taxes to fund a bloated public sector eat away at paychecks. ============================================= Violent protests spread throughout Bosnia Violent protests break out in Bosnia-Hercegovina Bosnia Protests , Bosnia Demonstrations , Bosnia , Bosnia Unrest , Bosnia Presidential Palace , World News,Thousands of people across Bosnia set fire to local government buildings and clashed with police. Hundreds have been injured in three days of protests in a state thats slipping into serious economic stagnation with around 40 per cent of the population out of work. The capital Sarajevo, rioters set the Presidential building ablaze, along with police cars and tires. Authorities fired rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas to disperse the crowds. In other parts of the country protesters hurled rocks at security forces and torched local g

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EBU LT EU Presidency

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DOPESHEET Lithuania becomes the first of the three Baltic States to take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2013....

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Buffy Wicks Keynote Address to Building a Progressive Future (1 of 2)

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Buffy Wicks delivers a keynote address, with an introduction from Jenny McAllister (ALP National President) Buffy Wicks is a strategist and expert in political campaigns and issue advocacy. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress focusing on public policies affecting women and families. She served as the national director of Operation Vote for the Obama for America campaign—a senior leadership role in the executive management team of President Barack Obama's re-election effort. As the head of Operation Vote, Wicks spearheaded the campaign's strategy to communicate with and mobilize core demographic voters, including African Americans, Latinos, young people, and women, producing record turnout among targeted voter segments. She worked collaboratively with her team and fellow senior staff to devise innovative strategies across departments—including field, digital, earned media, paid media, messaging, political, and analytics—to engage the campaign's base. Wicks has a long history in grassroots mobilization, political organizing, and civic engagement. She served as the deputy director of the White House Office of Public Engagement for President Obama. In this capacity, she served as the White House liaison for key stakeholders throughout the country in an effort to pass the president's legislative priorities such as health care reform and financial regulation. In 2009, Wicks was tapped by then-President-elect Obama to lead the Renew America Together effort, a national call to service during the Presidential Inauguration. She was one of the first people hired by the president's 2008 campaign and served in a variety of roles, including California field director and Missouri state director. She also helped to develop the national grassroots field strategy for the campaign, which was considered a model of effective organizing. Wicks previously worked in the labor movement, fighting for better health care and wages for disenfranchised workers, and on Capitol Hill. She is originally from California and graduated with a double major in political science and history from the University of Washington. She publishes opinion editorials in various news outlets, including Politico and the Daily Beast, focusing on public policy impacting women and families.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Protesters win meeting with prime minister

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Updated: 10 Feb 2014

Several hundred people marched from the Presidency Building to the federal government offices in Sarajevo Monday, demanding the release of jailed protesters and the resignation of the government. Demonstrators demanded talks with Prime Minister Nermin Niksic, and after speaking with police, a group of three people went inside to meet the PM. Protesters chanting for the resignation of the government and carrying banners paraded through the streets. After the government offices, protesters marched past the Ali Pasha mosque, blocking several streets in the area. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Ruptly Twitter: http://twitter.com/Ruptly LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/c/Ruptly Google Plus: http://plus.google.com/111498286331086224967 Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/Ruptly Video on Demand: http://www.ruptly.tv

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090407 rally in front of Presidential Building fire engine appears but is stoned so retreats SNV34384 vid

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Bosnia braces for more unrest after protests

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At least 300 people injured since anti-government demonstrations over faltering economy began earlier this week. Bosnia-Herzegovina braced for fresh protests amid warnings the country could face a "tsunami" of popular anger over its dire economy after days of riots left several hundred people injured. Yesterday, demonstrators set fire to a section of the presidency building in capital Sarajevo and at least 200 people were injured in clashes with police. That brought the total to around 300 people injured since demonstrations began on Wednesday, the AFP news agency reported. The interior minister warned on Friday that government inaction could spark more popular anger, saying authorities had to launch an "anti-graft tsunami." "If this does not happen, we will have a 'citizens' tsunami'," Fahrudin Radoncic said in a TV interview. The protests are the Balkan country's worst unrest since the 1992-1995 war and reflect growing despair over the state of the economy in a nation where unemployment stands at 44 percent and where one in five lives below the poverty line. The protesters are demanding the resignation of local and regional officials, whom they blame for two decades of political stalemate that has left the economy in dire straits. Several senior officials in regional administrations in the southern town of Tuzla and the central town of Zenica resigned late on Friday under the pressure, local media reported.

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Romania's Parliament Palace, the second largest building in the world after the Pentagon

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The Palace of the Parliament (Romanian: Palatul Parlamentului) in Bucharest, Romania is a multi-purpose building containing both chambers of the Romanian Parliament. According to the World Records Academy, the Palace is the world's largest civilian building with an administrative function, most expensive administrative building and heaviest building.[3] The Palace was designed by architect Anca Petrescu and nearly completed by the Ceaușescu regime as the seat of political and administrative power. Nicolae Ceaușescu named it the People's House (Casa Poporului),[4] also known in English as the Palace of the People.[5] Description One of the many huge chandeliers in the building Chamber of Deputies meeting room The Palace measures 270 m (890 ft) by 240 m (790 ft), 86 m (282 ft) high, and 92 m (302 ft) underground. It has 1,100 rooms, 2 underground parking garages and is 12 stories tall, with four underground levels currently available for the general public and in use, and another four in different stages of completion. The floorspace is 340,000 m2 (3,700,000 sq ft). The structure combines elements and motifs from multiple sources, in an eclectic neoclassical architectural style. The building is constructed almost entirely of materials of Romanian origin. Estimates of the materials used include one million cubic meters of marble from Transylvania, most from Ruşchiţa; 3,500 tonnes of crystal — 480 chandeliers, 1,409 ceiling lights and mirrors were manufactured; 700,000 tonnes of steel and bronze for monumental doors and windows, chandeliers and capitals; 900,000 m2 (9,700,000 sq ft) of wood, over 95% of which is domestic, for parquet and wainscoting, including walnut, oak, sweet cherry, elm, sycamore maple; 200,000 m2 (2,200,000 sq ft) of woolen carpets of various dimensions, the larger of which were woven on-site by machines moved into the building; velvet and brocade curtains adorned with embroideries and passementeries in silver and gold.[6] Construction Built on the site of a hill variously known as Spirii Hill, Uranus Hill, or Arsenal Hill, which was largely razed for this megaproject in 1980,[7] the building anchors the west end of Bulevardul Unirii and Centrul Civic. Constructing the Palace and Centrul Civic required demolishing much of Bucharest's historic district, including 19 Orthodox Christian churches, six Jewish synagogues, three Protestant churches (plus eight relocated churches), and 30,000 residences.[8] Construction began in 1983; the cornerstone was laid on 25 June 1984. While the building was intended to house all four major state institutions (in a similar manner to the UK Houses of Parliament), Ceausescu intended the palace to be his personal residence and the government was to operate in it (as if combining the Kremlin into one building). It was intended to house these institutions: The Presidency of the Republic (Preşedinţia Republicii) - today's Presidency (Preşedinţia); The Great National Assembly (Marea Adunare Naţionalǎ) - today's Parliament (Parlamentul); The Council of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania (Consiliul de Miniştri) - today's Government (Guvernul); The Supreme Court (Tribunalul Suprem) - today's High Court of Cassation and Justice (Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie). At the time of Nicolae Ceauşescu's 1989 overthrow and execution, the building structure and design were complete.[citation needed] Subsequently, many of the furnishings were never installed (mostly evident because of the many large, empty spaces throughout the palace), while the last three basement levels and a large clock tower (that would display the official Romanian time) were never finished. During the regime change, the new leaders of Romania referred to the building as the House of Ceauşescu, to highlight the excessive luxury in which Ceauşescu would have lived, in stark contrast to the squalor and poverty endured by many people living in Romania at the time. Parts of the building (some of the west wing, some of the east wing, parts of the second floor, basement 3 and everything below) are yet to be completed. Currently, a new underground car-park is being built inside a former stadium, currently used as a warehouse, which was covered during the construction of the palace. Tunnels linking 13 Septembrie Avenue with the basement of the building are planned to be built. It is said[by whom?] that Ceauşescu had built bunkers under the building where he would hide in case of a revolution.

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