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...disposal of the Ampatuans as part of their armed group. Indeed, another disturbing thread in this tragic episode is the control exercised by local governments generally over the police, especially in deciding key appointments. Four police officers are under investigation for their possible involvement in the Maguindanao killings. Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno told a news conference that there appeared to be a "total misuse of our law enforcement in the area." Until the central government gets a grip on Maguindanao and the wider south, such misuse and the concomitant lawlessness will tragically persist...
...climb at a rapid 1,700 ft. per min. (520 m per min.). The Kodiak can be retrofitted for other uses such as border patrolling, hauling emergency equipment and carrying military paratroopers. That's why the British army and the U.S. Department of the Interior are also customers...
...number of the night was 40—as in the number of points Harvard collected in the paint. The Crimson only scored 30 interior points in last week’s home opener against William & Mary, despite having three extra overtime periods of play...
Much of the increased production has been a direct result of the play of senior Pat Magnarelli. Since his return from a knee injury that cost him his last two seasons, the forward has been an interior anchor for Harvard...
...Environmental concerns are a common cause of unrest in China. Last summer a handful of villages in the country's interior exploded with anger over heavy metal factories residents suspected of polluting the air and groundwater. Those protests were cases of poor residents who, having had their complaints ignored by factory managers and local officials, felt compelled to take matters into their own hands, sometimes shuttering the offending plants by force...