The Democrat Party (Demokrat Parti; DP) was the first party in Turkey to challenge successfully the rule of the Republican People's Party (RPP). The DP ruled the nation from May 1950 to May 1960, when it was overthrown and shut down by the...

In 1960 the right wing of the Japan Socialist Party (JSP) split off, and the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) was formed. Three issues divided the left and right wings of the JSP. One was the far-left faction's continued adherence to the goals...

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Byline: Alan Flanders OFFICIALLY, CAPT. CHARLES S. McCauley was commandant of Gosport Shipyard in the spring of 1861, but behind the scenes, everyone in Hampton Roads knew William Lamb was really in command. Born in Norfolk in 1835, Lamb spent a...

WITH EACH new poll, Democratic strategists here grimace with pain, wondering what can be done to dilute the Presidenths mandate and protect their Senate and House seats--in short, to derail a possible Republican realignment. Reagan leads over Mondale in every state, with an...