The Progressives who designed the city's quirky charter, back in 1925, thought the best way to prevent corruption was to hand as much power as possible to councillors, civil servants and local bigwigs: anybody but the mayor.

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Federal prosecutors are considering taking on the case as a possible civil-rights violation, and the family have a civil claim against the government for excessive use of force by law-enforcement officials.

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It mixes some things that might help a bit such as separating the career paths of prosecutors and judges with some things that would be disastrous, such as making it possible to bring civil lawsuits against magistrates and judges and giving elected politicians a say in which cases should be prioritised.

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At the vote on 10 February, MEPs overwhelmingly backed a motion calling on Haiti's debt to be cancelled and for proposals for establishing a EU Civil Protection Forces to be brought forward as soon as possible.

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Henry Tang, the territory's top civil servant, is a possible candidate, as is Leung Chun Ying, the convener of Mr Tsang's cabinet.

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When contacting the taxpayer from a civil perspective, the IRS will attempt to gather as much information as possible to arrive at a substantially correct tax assessment.

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It examines how there is a new opportunity for civil society activists to direct attention towards possible humanitarian gaps as regards Haitian migrant women who have crossed the border, helping inter alia to strengthen protection measures across the island, in part because the issue of gender violence in Haiti has become more visible than previously.

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"Given the fuel leakage incidents occurred in succession, the minister directed the aviation director of the Regional Civil Aviation Bureau to open an investigation and find the causes of the two leaks as soon as possible, " the ministry said in a statement.

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