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...Defence analysts say the Tatmadaw has a history of tolerating drug trafficking by allied militias and “taxing” a cut of the proceeds....
...In a sign of the desperate state of Greece’s public finances, Nikos Voutsis, the interior minister, threatened legal action against mayors and local council members if they refused to pay up....
...Seventeen years ago this week, in a rain-sodden ceremony of pomp and solemnity, the Union Jack was lowered over Hong Kong for the last time and the colony was handed back to Beijing....
...the fifth district of Illinois – encompassing a well-heeled portion of Chicago’s North Side – Emanuel returned to Chicago to make his fortune....
...So I spoke to several of his key supporters, including Bob Master, the political director of the 175,000 member District 1 of the Communications Workers of America, and co-chair of the union movement-allied...
...Chicago goes to polls A special election for Illinois’ 2nd congressional district takes place in the south suburbs of Chicago....
...Council on Security and Development, a think-tank....
...of agricultural and allied produce, marine products and meat....
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...The two 1990s-era liberal parties, Yabloko and Union of Right Forces, are viewed as moribund even by some former members....
...It was one of the greatest international victories for central planning since the fall of the Soviet Union, and one that analysts say could slow moves toward a reduction of the state’s role in Chinese sports...
...At the cereal aisle of the Safeway supermarket in Washington’s Tenleytown district, Ellen O’Brien scans the shelves....
...Q: Do you think Abd al-Aziz Hakim [leader of the Sciri, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, and at the top of the main Shia list] believes in secularism? A: He is a religious man....
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