Desperate to regain a semblance of control over the north Caucasus, the Kremlin recently appointed Alexander Khloponin, an ambitious former businessman and governor of a Siberian region, as an envoy to the newly formed administrative district of the north Caucasus.

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His body was found Wednesday, said Yeah Shukerullah Durani, administrative chief of Khewa district in Nangarhar province, where he was abducted.

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On Tuesday, representatives of all the major and minor tribes of Kohistan gathered at Dassu, the administrative centre of the district, to discuss the issue.

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Steven Wyner's client, Deborah Porter, asked the Manhattan Beach district (south of Santa Monica) to give her fourth-grade son extra reading instruction and work on his socializing skills. (He would later be diagnosed with autism.) She won an administrative ruling requiring the district to provide them.

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The district has faced administrative difficulties.

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He pointed out that the district's police chief and administrative head were still in place and the Afghan flag was flying above government buildings in the district.

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The Main Building, which is the centerpiece of a federally designated historic district in the Clinton Hill neighborhood, houses fine-art classes and studios in addition to administrative offices, the Pratt statement said.

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