"Well,this is critical," "The risk of defeat goes up during this time because you have got, in essence,a political campaign.

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(Speaking in Russian) Stelmakh says the commission is, in essence,nothing more than a form of censorship aimed at legitimizing the current government.

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military in helping restore stability in Afghanistan, and he said time is of the essence.

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