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Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]
 
Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a stricken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters.  On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]
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==Voting==
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'''Democratic National Committee'''
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The [[Democratic National Committee]] under Chairman [[Howard Dean]] floated a plan that violated the basic [[human rights|human right]] and principal mandated by [[law]] of individual [[Voting Rights Act|voting right]] in the election of delegates to the [[2008_Presidential_Election#Democratic_Strategy|2008 Democratic National Convention]] slated to nominate the Democratic Presidential candidate.  The DNC sought to put pressure on the Florida Democratic Party to move its Primary Election to a later date by threatening to strip it of equal and proportionate representation at the nominating convention. <ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FL_DEMOCRATIC_PRIMARY_FLOL-?SITE=FLPET&SECTION=HOME Fla. Democrats warn of voting rights probe if state sanctioned], By Rasha Madkour, Associated Press, Aug 23, 2007. Retrieved from ''St. Petersberg Times'' August 24, 2007.</ref>
    
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