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...Leader Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, the bulk of its activities are not subject to parliamentary oversight. This free hand, along with their mandate to patrol the country's borders, has helped members engage in widespread smuggling, according to Iranian analysts. Some of the goods that are smuggled in, such as alcohol, do little harm to the formal economy, as they are illegal and produced domestically only on a small, illicit scale. More problematic is the large-scale smuggling of more ordinary goods, which enter the country without tariffs, flooding the market with cheaper versions of products produced at considerably higher cost...
...certified firm. It publishes an annual report on its parliamentary activity and organizes caucuses to select candidates for the legislative elections. In the four municipalities the PJD runs, Shari'a law has not been enforced. The PJD has understood that the electorate demands good governance, not banning alcohol or imposing a particular dress code on women. No liquor shop has been closed, no woman has been forced to wear the veil. This suggests that if the party eventually gains power, Morocco and Western critics would not necessarily have to fear an Islamist party...
...ALCOHOL Researchers are working on a battery that uses the reaction between alcohol and enzymes as electricity. Ethanol is ideal, but vodka or beer could do in a bind...
...anchors constantly remind viewers that Khan faces charges of shooting endangered animals, in a separate incident, and is also in the final stages of a trial over an incident in which he is alleged to have run over and killed a homeless person while driving under the influence of alcohol...
...their risk of death. Surgery patients may also have pre-existing psychological problems - a history of abuse, perhaps - that can't be resolved by losing weight. "There have been some studies reporting that following bariatric surgery, some individuals may be more prone to chemical dependency, such as increased alcohol use," says Adams. "There's some speculation that certain addictive behaviors that are in place before the surgery - with food, for example - are transferred to alcohol or another addictive behavior...