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Police have 68 armed groups on a watch list; most are concentrated in long-standing election trouble spots, such as the autonomous region for Muslims on Mindanao Island and a clutch of clannish northern provinces. "Based on our estimates there are at least 200 private armed groups nationwide if you include those run by landlords, businessmen and gambling lords," says Rommel Banlaoi, director of the Philippine Institute for Political Violence and Terrorism Research. Many are small units with under a dozen members. But some - it is not clear how many - are virtual armies. The one operated by the Ampatuan clan...
Over the past two decades Mexico City has emerged as a player in the international contemporary-art scene, with a clutch of world-class artists, cutting-edge galleries and deep-pocketed collectors - of which juice tycoon Eugenio Lopez is the most important. Located at his family's sprawling Jumex juice factory just outside the capital, Lopez's Colección Jumex is a priceless assemblage of works by blue-chip local and international artists ranging from Gabriel Orozco to Andy Warhol. It is unequaled in Latin America...
...That’s Jeremy being Jeremy,” said freshman Kyle Casey, who finished with a career-high fifteen points and five rebounds. “He’s a clutch player. It was a big time shot. It definitely gave us the momentum going into the second half. He’s the leader of our team and he stepped up and knocked it down...
Election season in the Philippines has just begun, and nearly one hundred candidates have registered to run in next year's presidential derby. Eliminate the no-hopers and cranks - one candidate does rooster impressions - and it is shaping up to be a four-cornered race, with a clutch of serious contenders as outside bets...
...first half, it did not appear as though Harvard would need clutch free-throw shooting, as it built a 32-26 lead heading into the locker room. But New Orleans refused to go quietly...