Last but not least, by improving the quality of their relationship with citizens, they can make a big difference to the attractiveness of their country, region or city as a place to live and work.

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The stock market rally from January, which I considered a fraud, was caused by excessive liquidity provided by the Fed, and last, but certainly not least, the myth that there was, in fact, a quick painless solution to the European debt crisis.

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Last but not least, Turkish peacekeeping forces would have been withdrawn by now if the Greek-Cypriots had voted for the Annan Plan.

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This show of largesse has been enabled by a 21.4% increase in government revenue last year (thanks not least to big oil profits and better tax collection methods).

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And last--but certainly not least--our new earnings ranking, provided by PayScale, looks at average salaries (base pay, not including bonuses) for a basket of common professions.

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Last but not least, your wealth manager should take a holistic approach to managing your portfolio by initiating cooperation with your other advisers, such as accountants, lawyers and insurance agents.

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The big issues in Europe -- establishing a banking union, shoring up Spain, agreeing on a new seven-year European Union budget and, last but by no means least, keeping Greece in the eurozone -- are in the hands of politicians, and not of the ECB.

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