But as journalists begin to investigate the issue, another, more disturbing factor emerges: LIPA was slow to bring in out of state crews because of union demands that required out of state workers to join Local 1049 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers before they headed for New York.

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Another factor may have been the disturbing results of an opinion poll circulating privately among Turkey's army commanders and senior politicians.

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