On Tuesday, the police issued a new appeal for information about the murder of former Progressive Unionist Party worker Mr Rice.

BBC: Investigation into loyalist murder

Her career took off while she was in former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's PT Worker's Party, who appointed her as environment minister in 2003.

BBC: Brazil's Marina Silva launches 'sustainability party'

The son of a doctor and a social worker, and longtime party hack, Mr Hollande has no exotic back-story to help.

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Some strategies: You might go out to eat together or enlist an objective third party, such as a minister, social worker, geriatric-care manager or friend.

WSJ: Family Value: Can Dad Still Live Alone?

The Liberal Democrat Party has selected Michael Beckett, a Citizens' Advice Bureau worker.

BBC: Labour shortlists two women for Rotherham by-election

On Tuesday, Republican Party platform drafters agreed to add a plank calling for a guest worker program for temporary migrants.

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