1.   The New England town meeting is a superlative example of grassroots democracy.

2.   Perhaps most ambitiously, Cardenas has given city government a whiff of real grassroots democracy, allowing increased citizen participation in decision-making at all levels.

3.   Authorities hope the elections will foster grassroots democracy and reconciliation.

4.   Authorities hope the elections will foster grassroots democracy and reconciliation among the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis and shift attention from ethnicity to rebuilding the country.

5.   But supporters say township government is efficient, grassroots democracy.

6.   From grassroots democracy in this rural French town to transatlantic computer hook-ups in Paris, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday began an unconventional tour of contemporary France.

7.   That includes creating jobs and improving accountability of local officials by strengthening grassroots democracy.

8.   The unrest hit several villages in Thai Binh, prompting the central government to pursue legislation aimed at improving grassroots democracy and accountability by officials.

9.   He promised peace, reconciliation and a drive for grassroots democracy.