The issue has generated more debate in recent weeks, fueled by former Coalition Provisional Authority leader L. Paul Bremer's statement about insufficient troop levels in Iraq and a vote in Congress against a bill to reinstitute the draft.

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"We deliver the required power at a certain point, we put a meter on this particular point - that means they will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the system, " said Dr Janak L Karmacharya, head of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

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Late last month, France's data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l'Information et des Libertes (CNIL) wrote to Larry Page warning him that Google's new privacy policy might be unlawful in the EU. The CNIL letter was strongly supported by EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding, who also requested that Google delayed the implementation of the policy.

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