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In the morning, at the Radisson SAS Daugava hotel in Riga, Latvia, the President had an intelligence briefing. He and Mrs. Bush then participated in a greeting with U.S. Embassy personnel. They then went to Riga Castle, where they participated in an arrival ceremony with President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia and her husband, Imants Freibergs. Later, in the Gold Room at Riga Castle, the President met with President Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis of Latvia.
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At least five of the nine Supreme Court justices will travel to Europe this summer, mostly to take part in international programs sponsored by U.S. law schools.
Less than a week after the justices broke for the summer with a string of ideologically split 5-4 decisions, Justice Samuel Alito was the first to depart for Europe. Alito went to Latvia this week for a conference on judicial reform and a meeting with Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis.
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... democracy Lithuanian Prime Minister AIGARS KALVITIS Russian & others LIECHTENSTEIN German Con...
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... Parliamentary democracy Prime Minister AIGARS KALVITIS LIECHTENSTEIN Constitutional monarchy Pri...
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...The Latvian Prime Minister, Aigars Kalvitis, has openly voiced his aim for Latvia's i...
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... as the People's Party under Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis secured re-election in recent months. It ...
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As in other parts of the world, successful democracies in the broader Middle East must also bridge old racial and religious divides, and democracy is the only force capable of doing so. In Iraq, the new Cabinet includes members of all of Iraq's leading ethnic and religious groups who, despite their differences, share a commitment to democracy, freedom, and the rule of law. The new President of Iraq is a member of a minority group that was attacked with poison gas by the former regime.
... husband, Imants Freibergs; Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis of Latvia; President Arnold Ruutel of Est...
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Argentina: Memorial wall
BUENOS AIRES -- Argentina's president unveiled a memorial to victims of the so-called Dirty War that claimed some 13,000 lives during the country's military dictatorship, using the occasion to urge judges to speed human-rights trials.
...RIGA -- Latvia's Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis said Wednesday that he would step down on...