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Subsidy on wheat, oil products, power cut.
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By IMRAN ALI KUNDI ISLAMABAD, June 11 (THE NATION): The government has earmarked Rs 295 billion for subsidies in the budget 2008-09, bringing it down from Rs 407 billion allocated last year, thus registering the decrease of 28 percent. The subsidy will be extended on POL products, power tariffs, wheat, fertilizers and other main items. The subsidy of the budget estimates 2008-09 is 2.4 per cent of the GDP, which was 1.1 per cent in budget estimate 2007-08 and in revised estimates 2007-08 at 3.9 per cent of GDP. WAPDA will be provided RS 74 billion subsidies in the ...
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Former king of Romania returns to family palace after 60 years
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; Romania's former king is returning to his family...palace after 60 years. Michael I, who is 86, says his...Thursday to welcome him. Michael was born on the estate...the late 19th century by Romania's first German-born...
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Going home again. (King Michael of Romania will return to country after 50 years in exile)(Washington Whispers)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report
; After 50 years in exile, Romania's King Michael, 76, will soon return home to...handedly staged a coup against Romania's pro-Nazi dictator at the...whether to restore the monarchy. Michael was expelled in 1947 by the Communist...
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Exiled King Warns Against Isolating Romania
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...splits of the past. Romania cannot be left out from...the exiled former king wrote in a statement...Switzerland, home. Michael made his remarks in an...year and at a time when Romania is deep in negotiations...and does not recognize Michael's old role, has staked...
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EU GEN Romania King Michael
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...Romanian King Michael, the world...happen." Romania has had difficult...communization' of Romania as much as...the former king said. Years...toppled, Michael returned...citizens. Michael's visit...ambassador for Romania. With celebrations...the former king paused ...
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Romania king sets visit home
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Exiled King Michael of Romania plans his first visit to his homeland...ago, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Michael plans to leave Geneva April 12 for...Ceausescu in December, the 68-year-old Michael said he would head a constitutional...
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A survivor: Romania's king is 'lucky enough'
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune
; ...01-27-2007 King Michael I of the Romanians...he stirred.Michael, 85, is the...in 1940 when Romania's fascist dictator...moral oversight a king might provide...Communism in Romania. Well, not...over.''.Michael was just 18 when...
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The King of the Klondike & the Queen of Romania: when adventurer and war hero Joe Boyle met beautiful and courageous Marie of Romania during the dark days of World War I, it was the beginning of an enduring friendship. And--perhaps--more.
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History
; ...Crown Prince Ferdinand of Romania, she was considered...the war she represented Romania at the Versailles Peace...eldest son Carol became king in 1930, three years...regency of his own son, Michael. Marie died in 1938...friendship with Queen Marie of Romania was the last, and perhaps...
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ROMANIA EX-KING RETURNS TO EXILE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; GENEVA - King Michael, Romania's former monarch, returned to exile...exile. The Bucharest government called Michael's brief visit a "cheap sensation" and said Michael's presence in Romania was "totally illegal." JACONC...
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Romania Blocked Ex-King's Visit Because of Growing Opposition;Timisoara Proclamation Rallies Foes of Ruling Salvation Front
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...block the visit of former king Michael this week has caused...same time, however, Michael's statement scolded...boarded a Swiss jet for Romania apparently was made by...stopped short of asking Michael to stay away. Today...
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Senate panel passes bill awarding euro30 million (US$38.4 million) to Romania's former king
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...13-2005 Dateline: BUCHAREST, Romania A Senate panel voted Wednesday to compensate Romania's former King Michael for property confiscated by the country...for property that had belonged to Romania's royal family. It also would give...
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