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...routine corruption morphed into rampant extortion after the 2001 parliamentary election, when the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) came to power with the aid of fundamentalist Islamic allies. A wide cross-section of Bangladeshis, from prominent businessmen to shopkeepers to truck drivers, complains that the government has failed to crack down on lawlessness. "The general perception is that corruption has worsened under the present regime," says TI's Murshid. The rise in extortion and violence has led the opposition Awami League (AL) to organize repeated strikes to try to force the government to resign. But the strikes are hobbling the economy...
Minnesota-Duluth was the only other team to crack into the top spot, but did so in preseason polls...
...always think, ‘just hang in there and the other guy is going to crack sooner or later,’” he said...
...like crack cocaine. Recruiting shadowy Iraqi agents was dangerous, so [working with scientists allowed us] to gather intelligence without running a lot of risk,” Kay said...
...Lingman deftly dropped a shot just beyond her reach, Pamart could not help but crack a smile and clap her hands to her racket in admiration...