Its critics - fewer today than they were before - will use any longer waiting list, any hospital closure, any problem to claim ministers made things worse - which is ironic since the authors of the original NHS reforms thought they were taking the politics out of the health service.

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The highway closure caused a major problem for many.

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The closure of branches means that access is becoming more of a problem, particularly in poor areas.

ECONOMIST: Squeezing the banks

Problem-plagued plants in Florida and Wisconsin are slated for closure, and four other reactors remain offline because of safety concerns.

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The problem was reportedly caused by flash floods in the Andes, which muddied the river Maipo and forced the closure of water processing plants.

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