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Malawi presidential critic hospitalized
The lawyer for an outspoken opponent of Malawi's president says his client has been moved from jail to a hospital, where he is being treated under police guard for a heart ailment.Ralph Kasambara's lawyer Wapona Kita said he went with him to a hospital early Saturday. Kita says doctors say Kasambara "has developed a serious cardiac condition."Kasambara was arrested Monday, accused of kidnapping and

Chinese political scandal sees further twists
A city in southwest China at the center of a brewing political scandal has appointed a new police chief and renewed a controversial campaign against organized crime.

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Only Left has alternative economic policies: Karat
Blaming the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government's faulty policies for the poor and farmers' plight, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday said only the Left parties had alternative economic policies and would work to rally anti-Congress and anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) left and democratic forces.

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Biman Bose re-elected CPI-M's Bengal state secretary
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday re-elected Biman Bose as the secretary of its West Bengal unit at its 23rd state conference, while several controversial leaders were dropped from the newly-elected state committee.

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UP polls' fourth phase also sees high turnout, peaceful balloting
Voting across 56 constituencies, including Lucknow, in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections Sunday picked up pace after a slow start to record a 57 percent turnout, officials said. Polling was peaceful barring stray incidents.

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Two years after death, Jyoti Basu still CPI-M mascot (Lead, correcting para nine)
Even over two years after his death, Marxist patriarch Jyoti Basu's appeal continues undiminished, at least in the party of which he was one of the founding fathers.

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