politician
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In a statement released shortly afterwards on the Facebook page of a local politician, the victim's family appealed for calm.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In 2011 the firebrand politician achieved what many thought impossible, ending 34 uninterrupted years of Communist rule in West Bengal and dismantling one of the world's longest-serving elected left-wing governments.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Menefee’s win came at the same time as Letitia Plummer, who beat seasoned politician and former Houston mayor, Annise Parker, to become the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, the highest-ranking official in county government.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Columbus, Ohio’s fastest-growing big city, was named in the 1800s by a local politician who admired the explorer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I thought it strange, first on the obvious level of why a busy and ambitious politician would devote any amount of time to memorizing lists of people he’d never need to know.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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