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Romney recovered, however, from the income tax debate to sweep the race for governorship, defeating Democratic candidate Shannon P. O’Brien by a decisive margin...
...southern Italy have obtained a sizeable chunk of public works services, often by bidding through a front company. Once contracts are obtained, environmental activists say, Mob bosses defy laws meant to protect the ecosystem and maintain public-health standards. The mayor of Naples said: "If need be, I'll sweep the city myself." - By Jeff Israely/Naples E.U. HERE WE COME LITHUANIA AND SLOVAKIA Lithuania became the first former Soviet republic to vote to join the E.U., with more than 90% supporting the move. Officials had feared that there would be poor turnout for the referendum, but after...
Just a few years ago, Davis was one of the country's more popular Governors. In last year's election, he bucked national trends to lead a Democratic sweep of statewide offices. But now he finds himself with a 24% approval rating, making him the most unpopular Governor in the Field Poll's 55-year history. And he has plenty of company. New York's Republican Governor George Pataki has an approval rating of 43% in the latest Quinnipiac poll, 38 percentage points lower than it was after 9/11. And Pataki is faring better than his neighbors, Democrat James McGreevey...
...Legija) Lukovic, still at large, and Dusan Spasojevic, who was killed resisting arrest. Both men served with the Red Berets, which has been linked to war crimes and now to dozens of political murders under the Milosevic regime. So far, 45 conspirators have been charged in the assassination. The sweep has turned up new evidence against Milosevic and his wife Mira, and shed light on dozens of unsolved murders. A special courtroom is being built in downtown Belgrade, with secret booths and bulletproof glass, for a trial set to start in July. Military reforms, long delayed, are gathering pace...
Harvard’s confidence was boosted by a two-game sweep of Dartmouth last Sunday that clinched the Red Rolfe division by a game. Princeton, meanwhile, coasted into the ICS, winning its eighth-straight Lou Gehrig division by a three-game margin...