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...fiscal and monetary prescriptions the bank imposes on borrowers have thrown the economies of some developing countries into turmoil, sending the prices of necessities beyond the reach of the poor...
...months ago, Abiola surprised everyone by marking the anniversary of his thwarted inauguration with an uncharacteristically audacious pronouncement: he declared himself President. Within a fortnight, he was arrested, charged with treason and thrown in jail. Since then, his power has only increased. Last Friday, when a high court in the capital ordered Abiola to be released on ! condition that he do nothing to undermine the government, the businessman turned politician rejected the offer. He said he would accept only unconditional freedom and vowed to carry on his campaign from prison...
...week of summer, I've lost tings, forgotten them places or damaged borrowed goods, sometimes a combination of the three. I borrowed a pair of pants from my new-tooth-brush-toting roommate Michael. It was his birthday and I wanted to look nice for the surprise party being thrown in his honor. At the end of the night, drunk out of my mind on Sangria, I sat on a banana. While reveling in the fact, chair dancing and smooshing it everywhere, Michael looked at me and said, "Bill, aren't those my pants you're wearing?" I looked...
Chatfield said the youth was taken from his grandmother's home in the middle of the night and was thrown into a river...
...Prosecution: The D.A.'s office is thrown on the defensive...