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Amit Mitra, whose party defeated a communist coalition, is the point man for one of India’s biggest economic challenges.
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Proposed maps for Congressional and legislative districts have proved that sitting politicians were right to worry.
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Sarah Palin had little advanced warning that she would be chosen as John McCain’s running mate in 2008.
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