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Big jump expected in advance polls
Winnipeg Free Press; 5/20/2007; Santin, Aldo; 233 words
; ... to be double of previous years. Mary Skanderbeg, manager of operations and communications ... voted in the last provincial election. Skanderbeg said there were several factors for ... Sunday, another change for this election, Skanderbeg said. Skanderbeg said several polls ...
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Europe's Backwater Turns Turbulent; Albania Fears Missteps as It Strides Into Modern Democratic Age
The Washington Post; 7/23/1993; David B. Ottaway; 787 words
; At the point where Conference of Peza Street enters Skanderbeg Square in central Tirana, the battered remains of the ... private cars, so the streets were absolutely empty before." Skanderbeg Square seems to embody the state of Albania today - a ...
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WEB EXTRA: Army of enumerators registers voters for May 22 ballot
Winnipeg Free Press; 5/1/2007; Paraskevas, Joe; 314 words
; ... than 75 per cent of their work, Mary Skanderbeg, manager of Operations and Communications ... such as Alberta and in the Maritimes, Skanderbeg said. Other places, such as Ontario ... current, accurate, up-to-date list," Skanderbeg said. "It's a snapshot of this point ...
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Should Bible be at ballot box?
Winnipeg Free Press; 6/3/2007; 613 words
; ... Bible on top of the ballot box. Mary Skanderbeg of Elections Manitoba was surprised ... are Bibles placed in polling stations? Skanderbeg says it's there for those who need to ... simple affirmation will also suffice. Skanderbeg says that using Bibles in polling stations ...
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THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
The Independent - London; 5/11/1997; MATTHEW SWEET; 787 words
; Consider it from the bodyguards' point of view. They've sworn on the crown of Skanderbeg - the symbol of Albania's Turk-slaughtering national hero - to protect King Leka I, the Balkan monarch who came home last month ...
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Baker cheered as hero in Albania
The Boston Globe; 6/23/1991; Mary Curtius, Globe Staff; 787 words
; ... nation and lined the road from the airport to Tirana and packed Skanderbeg Square in the city center. Under a blistering sun, they waved ... of state to visit Albania. More than 200,000 people packed Skanderbeg Square beyond its capacity to hear Baker speak at the start ...
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Entombed in Albania's pyramids.(Albanians who were conned in pyramid scheme and lost money take their anger out on the government)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US); 1/25/1997; 498 words
; ... thief! So is Meksi! Give us back our money! Such were the shouts from the thousands of Albanians who poured into Tirana's Skanderbeg Square on January 19th. Riot police thumped them. Opposition leaders were prevented from addressing the crowd. But the losses ...
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Violence erupts in Tirana as mourners mount coup.
The Birmingham Post (England); 9/15/1998; Cross, Andrew; 481 words
; ... Nano's office following a service at Skanderbeg Square. The situation rapidly deteriorated ... thousands of people were milling about Skanderbeg Square, firing weapons in the air. The ... the unrest spread, a luxury hotel on Skanderbeg Square sealed off its entrances. Young ...
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Muslim women in Manitoba unaffected by veil controversy
Winnipeg Free Press; 9/11/2007; Sanders, Carol; Giroday, Gabrielle; 405 words
; ... operations and communications manager Mary Skanderbeg. "We don't have to show photo ID ... Manitoba Health card for instance, Skanderbeg said. At the advance polls, the veil hasn't been an issue, Skanderbeg said. And with federal elections ...
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REBELLION GRIPS ALBANIA SUPPORTERS OF EX-PRESIDENT SEIZE GOVERNMENT BUILDING, BUT SOLDIERS RETAKE CONTROL.(News/National/International)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 9/15/1998; 468 words
; ... thousands of people milled about central Skanderbeg Square, firing weapons in the air. At ... Nano's office following a service at Skanderbeg Square. Hajdari and a party member were ... afternoon, police cars reappeared in Skanderbeg Square and firefighters battled a blaze ...
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