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Yemen's separatists want a Sudan-style referendum on southern secession if protests seeking to end the three-decade rule of President Saleh succeed, a senior separatist leader said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

Libya in stalemate; Yemen opposition joins demonstrators 2011

The city of Orange Cove, with a population of about 10,000, reversed a nearly three-decade relationship with the Fresno County Sheriff Department in late 2009 by reopening a 10-person police department with a $1 million annual budget.

Cities Seek to Turn Over Policing Role Bobby White 2011

The Justice Department has been buoyed by its rash of recent successes in the face of a three-decade trend in which federal courts have steadily shrunk the scope of the antitrust laws.

AT&T Case Shows Antitrust Mettle Thomas Catan 2011

Another segment of Friday's crowd of protesters objects to the governor because he once served as a high-ranking officer in the police force, which has one of the worst reputations for abuse during Mubarak's three-decade rule, thought Mikhail was not among dozens of security officials now under detention over various allegations including killings of protesters.

Crowds protest Christian governor in south Egypt 2011

Two key subsidies for ethanol fuel -- a tax credit for domestic ethanol and a tariff on imports -- came to an end at the close of 2011 after a three-decade, $20 billion run, a casualty of budget woes and an unusual alliance of fiscal conservatives and liberal environmentalists.

Mason Inman: The Climate Post: Fight Over Tar Sands Pipeline May Lead to Cancellation, "Huge" Consequences Mason Inman 2012

Most of the layoffs are expected to take effect July 22, though the exact timing depends on when Atlantis launches the 135th and final mission of the three-decade shuttle program.

Job cuts pose challenges as shuttle program winds down 2011

In West Bengal state, a Congress Party ally, the Trinamool Congress, swept to power after inflicting a crushing defeat on communist parties, thereby ending its three-decade reign.

West Bengal Vote Ends 34 Years of Communist Rule 2011

He has rarely been heard from since and the transcript offers the public his most extensive comments yet about the final days of his three-decade rule.

Mubarak denies responsibility for deaths 2011

In West Bengal state, a Congress Party ally, the Trinamool Congress, swept to power after inflicting a crushing defeat on communist parties, thereby ending its three-decade reign.

West Bengal Vote Ends 34 Years of Communist Rule 2011

Two key subsidies for ethanol fuel -- a tax credit for domestic ethanol and a tariff on imports -- came to an end at the close of 2011 after a three-decade, $20 billion run, a casualty of budget woes and an unusual alliance of fiscal conservatives and liberal environmentalists.

Mason Inman: The Climate Post: Fight Over Tar Sands Pipeline May Lead to Cancellation, "Huge" Consequences Mason Inman 2012