Gov. Mitch Daniels in Indiana has also enjoyed public support for his efforts to trim union power.

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Many competitors have been through the bankruptcy mill of late, which has helped them trim labor expenses, at the cost of union disgruntlement.

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Mr Erdogan's enemies claim that AK's moves to trim the army's powers are not to do with its European Union aspirations but with a desire to cement religious rule.

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