No matter which coalition of parties comes to power in voting that ended on Wednesday - none are expected to win a majority in Parliament - the next stage of Indian reforms will be deeply contentious.Ĩ. Others, including one politician who expensed $200 for having light bulbs changed and several members who live near London but still used public funds to decorate their city pieds-á-terre, are clearly hoping the voters will lose interest.ħ. … Some members, the owner of the moat among them, have announced that they will not stand for re-election. Yet the latest scandal to rock Westminster is about Parliament members - and their expense accounts. When British politicians go astray, one expects spies or sex. Everyday, Americans help finance both sides of the Mexican drug war by purchasing illegal drugs and smuggling weapons.Ħ. Bergrin’s legal work, they now say, they noticed what appeared to be a pattern in at least four other cases, his clients had been cleared after witnesses were either killed or changed their stories.ĥ. Commercial sales of turtle meat, which has long been a delicacy here, is restricted in Nicaragua because of declining populations of endangered green sea turtles - one of many cultural clashes that the people in this remote corner of Nicaragua, who have eaten turtle for generations, say have propelled them to create their own country, which they have dubbed the Communitarian Nation of Mosquitia.Ĥ.

Democratic voters in Virginia selected a state Senator as their party’s nominee for Governor Tuesday, defeating the close Clinton confidante Terry McAuliffe in an unusually contentious, expensive and closely watched primary for governor.ģ. In the end, he struggled with the proper balance between government power and market forces, a theme that has defined his first months in office.Ģ. He encouraged internal debate but was forced to head off tensions as his treasury secretary and White House economic adviser maneuvered for position. Obama aggravated powerful players in Congress and the unions that helped elect him, then moved to assuage them. Thanks to colleagues and readers for contributions. I also included one passage that looked all right to me, to keep You’ll see many of the usual missteps, and a few twists. Time for a refresher?įind problems of grammar, usage or style in these passages from recent final editions. It’s been several months since the last installment of the After Deadline Quiz.

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