Word: rig
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...months ago when I walked down the narrow alleyways of Mombasa, I never would have imagined that this sleepy city could turn into the war-zone that it is today. But, since the rigged December 27th presidential elections, violence has swept over Kenya from the port city of Mombasa to the slums of Nairobi. By comparison to some of its East African neighbors, Kenya has been an example of peaceful democracy. Nevertheless, Kenya’s current unrest is the legacy of its failure to address historical injustices and is a sad reminder of the virulent resentments that longstanding inequalities...
People don't mind when museums protect their icons by placing them in glass boxes. Likewise, galleries can ask visitors to check their bags at the door, while private collectors can rig their homes with the latest alarm systems. But in a church, even the smallest security measure is a barrier between believers and the symbols of their belief. "It's a huge dilemma," says Gligoris, head of Greece's art squad. "I can't recall how many times I've urged bishops, abbots, monks and nuns to have religious treasures stored in controlled, guarded environments, and then only bring...
...elections will go forward in a transparent and convincing manner. Rallies are the cornerstone of Pakistani politicking. Only an estimated third of the population has access to television, and half are illiterate, making personal appearances essential to gain votes. Accusations are rife that the polls will be rigged - Bhutto was planning to present investigative documents detailing government plans for skewing the vote in its favor when she died. Nobody was expecting Musharraf's Pakistan Muslim League-Qaid (PML-Q) to receive a landslide; rather, Bhutto's report suggested, rigging would ensure that the government party would simply get enough votes...
...immediate cause of the violence is what international and local observers are calling a blatant attempt by President Mwai Kibaki, head of the Party of National Unity, to rig the Dec. 27 general election. With a high turnout, the vote was initially hailed as a success, but the mood soured as the counting went on. When opposition leader Raila Odinga of the Orange Democratic Movement jumped to a lead of nearly 1 million votes, results were delayed from several of Kibaki's strongholds. When the final result was announced, Kibaki, 76, had squeaked through with a victory of just...
...Minister, Rafael Ramírez, who is also PDVSA's president, say they're back to 3.2 m.b.d., but even OPEC says Venezuela's output is 2.4 m.b.d. PDVSA's exploration and production vice president, Luis Vierma, warned last July of an "operational emergency" because of a lack of drilling rigs. In recent years, there has been a troubling string of accidents; and oil corruption, the blight that Chávez vowed to eradicate, became an issue this year when Vierma was investigated--but not charged--for handing lucrative contracts to rig operators who had no experience...