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Anti-social workers
By nominating nine of the least worthy men in Bihar to the legislature, Laloo Prasad Yadav's fly-by-wire government has conclusively proved that anti-social work pays. Besides, it has brought forth a compelling argument for doing away with nominations to the Upper House in state legislatures -- and, perhaps, of the Upper House itself. None of the nine MLA's who were brought in have shown the slightest inclination towards social work, the category under which they were admitted to the House.
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Sonia's task
The All India Congress Committee has vested legitimacy in Sonia Gandhi's appointment as Congress president. With this the process set in motion less than two years ago when she was given primary membership of the party has come to its logical conclusion. Perhaps, no one else had as quick and dramatic a career advance save, her own late husband. Now nothing prevents her from discharging her responsibility as head of the Congress and its parliamentary wing.
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Vajpayee's challenges
Last week, Atal Behari Vajpayee was walking down the Central Hall of Parliament which by that time in the evening was totally deserted. With his security guards some distance away, he looked a picture of defeat, walking completely alone, his head bowed. "Theek hi hai," he replied forlornly to a query about how he was.
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Blighty! It's the isle of blight
First, it was just James Bond who discovered BMWs. Now the BMW has discovered Rolls Royce. So, have the last bastions of Britain crumbled under the European onslaught? Have the Germans finally fulfilled Adolf Hitler's dream of conquering England? Not quite. It's just that Britain has become more European than it would like to admit.
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