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No leader of the former Soviet republics has been more pro-Western than President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia. He moves easily in Washington and dreams of bringing his country into full NATO membership. But his government’s handling of prisons and its approach to parliamentary elections set for Monday are raising doubts about his commitment to democracy and reform.

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There is a lot riding on Ukraine’s Oct. 28 parliamentary elections, and what happens between now and election day is just as important as the vote itself. But can Ukraine get it right?

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After a flight across the ocean, a major ceremony on Capitol Hill, and a meeting with President Obama at the White House, anyone would be exhausted. But not Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the opposition party in Burma’s parliament and, for more than two decades, the voice of freedom in a nation under a heavy-handed military dictatorship.

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Members of the 53RD legislature, in partnership with The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has concluded a weeklong tour (3-8 September 2012) for the sole purpose of to examining the nature of housing conditions faced by the poor, vulnerable and low income earners in the country using a quick scan survey approach.

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