Just as South Korea's economy is something of a half-way house, so is its democracy.

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Judge Friedman had asked authorities to find a half-way house near Norfolk, Virginia, where Trie has been living with his sister.

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Trie, a former Little Rock restaurateur and close friend of President Bill Clinton, was ordered to report to a half-way house for at least 60 days.

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They range from a simple ger (a felt tent) that acts as a half-way house, to the well-organised home for 130 children run by Father Gilbert.

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He had been in a half-way house recently, but according to court documents, was sent back to the clink for taking a pain killer, allegedly without approval.

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With this limitation in mind, some websites have chosen a half-way house: inviting surfers to leave their telephone numbers so that sales staff can call them later.

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Gareth is not happy about the half-way house that exists in Cardiff Bay at the moment but is also a little bit suspicious about the Welsh assembly having more powers.

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Earlier this month, King Abdullah dissolved the House of Representatives half-way through its term and appointed a new caretaker prime minister.

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But it is banking on regional parties, mainly Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party which together have 43 members, to help it keep above the half-way mark of 270 in the 540 member house.

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There are a number of powerful sections, however, that are impossible to dismiss, particularly the story of Lila Lipscomb, a Flint, Michigan, mother who loses her son in the Iraq war and, giving way to unappeasable grief, makes a half-crazed pilgrimage to the White House.

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