The media and much of the Duke arts faculty had trumpeted the case as an example of how wealthy white men abuse their power over poor black women.
To illustrate: Eskom, the state electricity monopoly, currently provides power to poor homes that a private operator might ignore, since the service loses money though Eskom still cuts people off for non-payment.
This immunity from the slings-and-arrows of poor power quality in the residential sector is unlikely to last long.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said the aircraft, by modern standards, had "low stability and power margins and poor flight instrumentation".
Once we stop concentrating dirty, legacy power sources in poor communities, our public health costs will drop and the quality of life for millions will improve.
The Bruins' poor power play finally produced when Seguin scored his 14th goal at 3:41 of the second period after Brad Boyes was penalized for delay of game.
Gingrich supports extending similar Patient Power to the poor in Medicaid with designated sums for the purchase of private insurance coverage in competitive markets, resulting in incentives for cost saving choices among competing health insurance alternatives.
Advocates of close relations with China maintain that its military strength has been overrated by Americans in search of an enemy: they point to China's lack of long-range naval power and the poor training of its air-force pilots.
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He has been accused of stealing "the water, power and land of poor farmers".
Today, many people say that local power struggles, a poor economic climate and elements of basic banditry are fueling the simmering insurgency in Dagestan, apart from grander Islamist or separatist aims.
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Politicians seeking a scapegoat for America's self-made problems too often point the finger at the growing power of once-poor countries, accusing them of stealing American jobs and objecting when they try to buy American companies.
But Mr Estrada has a solid power-base among the poor, who trust him and rather like his rough-and-ready image.
They remain in power, driving Mercedes while poor people can't get medical supplies.
Adding to the troubles are flooding at assembly and components facilities and work stoppages due to poor access and power outages.
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In an age when social media gives customers greater power to speak out about poor services or products, airlines realize "there's not point trying to change or hide this type of information, " Wong said.
The Argentine also was a military officer who feigned affection for the poor while expanding his power and wealth.
The Solar Electric Light Fund is demonstrating that you can provide poor families with solar power for roughly the same cost as old standbys such as kerosene and candles.
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Anthony Power was born to a very poor family in Southern Ireland, his son said, and when he first married his wife in 1959 they lived in a caravan as they could not afford a house.
During his fourteen years in power he changed Venezuela from a poor country with democratic institutions, a rule of law and freedom of the press to an even poorer country with a quasi-dictatorship, no rule of law and no freedom of the press.
McLaren, one of only two teams still using the energy power-boost system, suffered a poor start to 2009.
Kim Jong-il, thought to be in poor health, came to power in 1994, following the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
But analysts say its main power-base is among the urban poor.
Key tasks for the next government include negotiating EU funds for the next seven years, drafting the 2014 budget and trying to address popular anger over poor living conditions and high power prices.
"Evita, " which opens Christmas Day, is a screen opera about the life of Eva Peron, the daughter of a poor farmer who rose to power as the first lady of Argentina's President Juan Peron in the 1940s.
Jesuits know how to tap into the powers that be for financial and political support for their endeavors but use that access to money and power to serve the needs of the poor, the disadvantaged, and the world at large.
He even wondered if it might be possible to make computers for the poor in countries without an electric power grid.
To narrow the income gap between rich and poor, we must increase the power gap between those who govern and you, the American people.
When social entrepreneurs deliver power, water, and other goods to poor communities, they create foundations for economic growth, opening frontier markets to other forms of investment.
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