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...casualties have been relatively small fry: six party functionaries were suspended for practicing "money politics" during recent party elections. But a clear indication of Mahathir's resolve will come when the party's Supreme Council decides whether or not to take disciplinary action against UMNO secretary-general Khalil Yaacob. Although accusations of corruption against Khalil were brought by a lowly state assemblyman, they have received extensive coverage in the tightly controlled press, potentially a bad sign for Khalil...
...immigrants say they came to the United States because they already had family living here. Yaacob Liebel, who met and married his wife seven years ago while she was visiting Israel, came to the United States three years later. He seems unconcerned about naturalization, saying he seeks citizenship only "because I live here. In a sense it's not different. But it's different with my wife and kids...
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