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Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"No-one expected to be waiting for medical bulletins again so soon -- certainly not with this particular pope, who was 69 at the time of the conclave" in which he was elected, he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
In 1986, when he was 35, he became the youngest French lawmaker to be elected to the Senate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Irranca-Davies said his message for new Senedd members, elected in May, was that the "institution is at its best when we recognise that disagreement need not mean division".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
After the nominations were debated, a vote was taken and the pair were elected.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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