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It is a prestigious role, chosen by the council to be their non-political representative on ceremonial and other occasions and to run council meetings.
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When Italian voters in February snubbed the euro's policy elite and its political representative in Italy, Prime Minister Mario Monti, they were immediately told by Brussels that they had to stick to austerity.
WSJ: Euro-Zone Rigidity Said to Add Risk in Bloc
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Worsening shortages of food and medicine in both eastern and western Libya mean that a conflict prolonged and intensified by outside intervention could create a nationwide humanitarian disaster, whose effects will spill over into those countries that may have the best chance of a successful political transition to more representative government.
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