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| The Power Of The Pivot |
 BY now, nearly everyone has
heard of the BRICS (Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South
Africa). Less known are the
CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia,
Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey and South
Africa) and MIST (Mexico, Indonesia,
South Korea and Turkey).
These acronyms are the product of... |
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FAMILY MAN |
 TWO of the nation's
smartest analysts have just
come out with reports on
how the presidential election
looks six months out.
Bill Galston of the Brookings
Institution argues that at this
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Lanka president meets Fonseka’s supporters
AFP
COLOMBO
SARATH FONSEKA could be free ‘within days’ after Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse held talks on Wednesday with the jailed former army chief’s political party, officials said.
Fonseka fell out with the government over who should take credit for winning the separatist war against the Tamil Tiger rebels and he lost the 2010 presidential election to Rajapakse after quitting the army.
Two weeks after his election defeat, Fonseka was detained on a charge of corruption relating to military procurements. He was given a 30-month jail sentence in September 2010.
Rajapakse met members of Fonseka’s Democratic National Alliance (DNA) party to discuss the terms of his release, DNA legislator Tiran Alles told reporters.
“There are a few issues which are still being discussed,” he said. “We are hopeful we can secure a release very soon.” An official from Rajapakse’s office declined to discuss details, but said Fonseka could be released “within days”.
The moves come ahead of talks later this week between Sri Lanka’s foreign minister G L Peiris and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington.
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