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Scott Smith is the first person since 1966 to be elected Mayor of Mesa, Arizona without having first served on its City Council?

Govt is a failure, says Nepal

Former general secretary of CPN (UML) Madhav Kumar Nepal has said the current coalition government, of which his party is also a part, has failed on all fronts during its first 100 days.
Speaking to journalists in far-western town of Dhangadi on Tuesday Nepal expressed dissatisfaction over the working style of CPN (Maoist) that leads the government. He also warned that his party might rethink its presence in the ruling coalition if the Maoists fail to mend their ways, but he added his party would wait until the date Maoist leaders have sought for turning things around.
The UML leader's disenchantment was more towards the Maoist leadership for not consulting the coalition partners while taking important decisions.
Though he mentioned the need for a coordination committee among the coalition members, Nepal made it clear that he was not interested to head the political committee saying that all the members in the committee are way junior to him. nepalnews.com ia Dec 09 08
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