Richard Pipes,a leading authority on Russia and a former anti-Soviet crusader who served in the Reagan administration, also stresses Mr.Gorbachev's pivotal role.

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That approach requires a large number of troops to provide security and help the local government assert its authority and deliver services.

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Mr.Rajoelina's transitional authority that is to oversee the drafting of a new constitution and elections within two years.

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If a further inquiry were felt to be appropriate, then it should be initiated by those with the required power and authority.

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And London's Transport Authority has promoted the Oyster card, a magnetic payment system that keeps track of where people have been and when.

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A Palestinian authority spokesman, Abdullah Abdullah, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must commit to a full settlement freeze, not a partial one.

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in many areas." To avert a future crisis, Dodd proposes an expansion of the Federal Reserve's authority.

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Thailand's tourism authority is planning to begin a new wave of promotions once the political conflicts subside.

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For the first time, a government agency the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA - will have the authority to regulate tobacco products.

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He says if people want peace, the tribal leaders can play a role, if we are given the power and authority to do so.

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The military then handed power to Mr.Rajoelina. A leading authority on constitutional law, Antananarivo University President Jean-Eric Rakotoarisoa, blames the former president for Madagascar's situation.

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(Sound) Senior Hamas official Ahmad Bahar told a news conference in Gaza that Mr.Abbas's rule is illegitimate and he has no authority to declare elections.

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Stephen Morrison is an authority on global health policy at a Washington research center.

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"It would really be a mistake, and I am sure the United States would not go in this direction, to give Hamas that authority on its own."

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