• He pitched local governments on the spending power of a school filled with American students.

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  • That's why we will have more directly-elected Mayors, and will legislate to create Citizens' Initiatives giving people a new power to get local referendums on issues they feel strongly about.

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  • Already, Pacific Power and Delta Energy, two local firms, and Tokyo Electric Power Company have signed on.

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  • The new organisations will have the power to decide on local services and where the money is spent.

    BBC: More London hospitals may 'face financial problem'

  • Arizona's governor signed a bill that gives local police the power to clamp down on illegal immigration, which is a federal responsibility.

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  • His party's grip on power at local and national level looks unassailable, especially now that the Cambodian economy is booming it grew 10.5% last year and may grow 9% this.

    ECONOMIST: And intends to go on and on

  • The Harrow West MP explained it would also set up a body called Community Power Direct, to advise local communities on matters relating to energy generation.

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  • Local consumers now heavily rely on search engine power when shopping locally.

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  • The protest was organised by Thanet Independent councillor, John Warrow, who said the aim was to put pressure on local MPs to lobby the power companies.

    BBC: Protest in Birchington to highlight fuel poverty

  • As well as the changes to business rates relief, the act has given local authorities the power to increase the council tax on homes that have been empty for a year or more by up to 100%.

    BBC: Empty shops

  • As well as the changes to business rates relief, the bill will give local authorities the power to increase the council tax on homes that have been empty for a year or more by up to 100%.

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  • No vote is scheduled in the ethnically disputed province of Kirkuk, which has not had a chance to elect local officials since 2005 because residents cannot agree on a power-sharing formula there.

    NPR: Iraqis Go To Polls For First Time Since US Pullout

  • The Conservative AM added: "Mid Wales is suffering from a general wage packet downsizing which inevitably means a knock-on loss of spending power from the local economy and an end to any ideas of owning a house for many more local people".

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  • Abolishing the targets imposed on all areas outside London handed local authorities more power over planning.

    BBC: Councils 'slash homebuilding plans'

  • He defended the government's commitment to localism - which he said was about giving power to people on the ground not necessarily to local councillors.

    BBC: Tory council set to defy relaxed planning rules

  • Audi claims the A8 Hybrid will be able to run at speeds up to 62 mph solely on electric power, and will produce zero local emissions at a constant speed of 37 mph.

    FORBES: Sneak Preview: Audi A8 Hybrid

  • As last summer's outage in America showed, local operators often do not know when or where power has gone out on their system.

    ECONOMIST: MONITOR

  • There's a tractor-trailer overturned near a tree, and the only upright and functioning truck on this road is driven by men from the local power cooperative.

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  • Customers sometimes take out their anger on the local gas station as if it had the power to create stability in the Middle East or curb speculation in oil markets.

    FORBES: How Bank Fees Hurt Gas Station Owners

  • The party is also committed to cracking down on crime and anti-social behaviour, getting more police officers on to the street and handing more power to local people through referendums.

    BBC: Local elections: Farage predicts UKIP breakthrough

  • If this is the situation nationally, it's even worse in local politics, where one family often has a complete monopoly on power - passing posts around their relatives so they effectively rule the whole area.

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  • Carriers are both responsive and capable of immediate action, as they enable our nation to project power worldwide from the sea without dependence on other governments or local bases.

    FORBES: Why Does The United States Only Have Eleven Aircraft Carriers?

  • Proposals for a nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast could be put at risk if local calls for investment are ignored, a council planner has warned.

    BBC: Sizewell C proposal

  • And on the even of the BNP's push for power in local elections?

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  • But this may soon change dramatically because the Sunnis are set to contest provincial elections due on January 31st, when they may well oust the Kurds from local power.

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  • These facts have not been lost on the wind lobby or the many local and national groups that support wind power for environmental and economic reasons.

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  • If you buy one and end up hating the games, install Windows or Linux on it, and you've got enough processing power to do local weather forecasting.

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  • Scottish and South Energy (SSE) said it expected to return power to the majority of homes on Arran by the end of Sunday, although local damage and access issues may mean customers in more rural areas would still be without power overnight.

    BBC: Scotland

  • Unlike the power sector, the steel industry is fragmented and tougher to control, particularly with local governments relying on smaller, and often dirtier, mills.

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  • He went on to work as a journalist on a local newspaper before taking up a post as a press officer in the nuclear power industry.

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