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...many Senators suspect that the kind of police dysfunction that may have been involved in Millan's demise won't be easily fixed by a three-year plan. Some cite "concerns that [the plan] will not do enough to address the institutional weaknesses that allow violence and impunity to flourish" in Mexico, says Tim Rieser, an aide to Vermont Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy. "The problems are deeply rooted and there needs to be a broader, sustainable approach...
...everyone is delighted. Northern Cyprus' unregulated legal environment has allowed casino operators to flourish there, attracting clients from Turkey and parts of the Middle East; on busy weekend nights, Israelis and Iranians fly in to lay bets side by side. The island's nightclubs have also been free to bring in women from Eastern Europe to perform as exotic dancers for foreign tourists and Cypriots from both sides of the line...
...remaining courts. At No. 3, Schittner won her sixth singles match of the season 6-2, 7-6 (7-2), while at No. 2, Rosekrans continued her impressive form with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over Brown’s Sara Mansur. In a final flourish, Stewart emerged victorious, 6-1, 7-6 (11-9), to make the overall score respectable from a Crimson perspective...
Although the company continued to flourish in the 1980s, supplying flashy prints to designers like Gianni Versace, the minimalist '90s were another story. By 1989 the Ratti business had gone public, but despite Signor Ratti's attempt to branch out?adding jerseys, silk blends and facilities specializing in yarn-dyed silks?it was tough for a company famous for ebullient prints to thrive in a decade devoted to dour black...
...peculiar clause in the constitutional draft that disqualifies candidates who have family members who are foreigners. (Suu Kyi's husband, who died in 1999, was English, and her two sons hold British passports.) Second, despite several mentions of the word "democracy" - albeit always attached to the strange phrase "discipline-flourishing" - the draft ensures that the military will continue to exert great control over the nation. A quarter of all parliamentary seats will be filled by military officers, while the president must have a military background. And just in case a true democracy manages to flourish despite all the clauses designed...