The 100 Pipers brand was down 7% in Thailand, while Chivas and Ballantine's grew rapidly in Vietnam.

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Dewey Ballantine, founded in 1909, was for years run by former New York governor and presidential candidate Thomas E.

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Premium brand Ballantine's recorded stable sales figures, with strong results in Eastern Europe and Latin America countered by a sharp decline in Spain "in a very difficult Scotch category".

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In accompanying filings it said the firm created by the 2007 merger of Dewey Ballantine and LeBouef, Lamb Greene and MacCrae was once one of the largest law firms on earth, with 1, 300 attorneys in 12 nations and more than 5, 000 clients.

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Former Charlotte Mayor Richard Vinroot, the 2000 Republican gubernatorial candidate, led the field in the July 20 primary with 31 percent of vote and was headed to a runoff with Ballantine, who garnered 29 percent.

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Easley sought to fight off Ballantine's criticism and rebuff a GOP sweep across the South that had already overturned governorships in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Mississippi.

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