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It's a welcome change from Portland's usual (remove the Commissar from the picture) mentality of trying to pretend the old name never existed.
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Meanwhile, in the Land Of My Absent Fathers, the Children's Commissar is deeply concerned about plans to publicly identify young people who breach ASBOs.
Anti-Social Behaviour III Laban 2005
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Meanwhile, in the Land Of My Absent Fathers, the Children's Commissar is deeply concerned about plans to publicly identify young people who breach ASBOs.
Archive 2005-02-13 Laban 2005
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And a certain Commissar of Nationalities, one J V Stalin, plays a leading role in the story.
Archive 2004-03-07 Laban 2004
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And a certain Commissar of Nationalities, one J V Stalin, plays a leading role in the story.
March 07, 2004 Laban 2004
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Mr. Ying aired some fairly innocuous grumbles against the first secretary of the Sichuan Party Committee, Li Jing-quan, who was always known as Commissar Li.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
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Mr. Ying aired some fairly innocuous grumbles against the first secretary of the Sichuan Party Committee, Li Jing-quan, who was always known as Commissar Li.
Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991
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Postman is truely a "Commissar" in the old Soviet Style.
Sound Politics: Liberals Hate Money...When It Isn't Theirs 2006
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'Commissar' Mawampanga Mwana Nanga, and Moise Nyarugabo, the secretary general in the presidency.
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It was preceded by a plane carrying senior members of Kabila's alliance, including Foreign 'Commissar' Bizima Karaha, Finance
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