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In St. Louis, strike committees, the so-called St. Louis Commune, briefly governed before troops crushed the uprising.

Treasury would backstop the peso if voters gave the coalition the support the Argentinian president needs to govern over the next two years.

Sustained public investment in care policies and care workers isn’t just good governing — it’s good politics.

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Widely seen as Pakistan's most powerful institution, the military has governed the country for nearly half its existence via a series of coups since independence in 1947.

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One of the main motives behind the fixture is to raise money, with the governing body also saying "the fourth international boosts resources to invest directly back into Welsh rugby".

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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