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Welsh assembly members’ expenses claims included a £2,000 sofa, a £1,000 surround-sound TV, right down to a £2 glass bowl, it has been revealed.
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Cuba’s President Raul Castro attends a session of the National Assembly in Havana, Friday, July 11, 2008. Cuba’s parliament holds its first regular session since Raul Castro was elected president. The empty seat, at left, belongs to his brother Fidel...
