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LDP ELEPHANT LIMPS INTO A FUTURE THAT LOOKS AN AWFUL LOT LIKE THE PAST, ONLY WITH MORE HIGHWAYS

Almost 60 years in power now, the LDP elephant got an annoying thorn stuck in its foot by the opposition at yesterday's elections, which won't slow the great grey eminence much; as the yelling gets louder around the pork barrels, don't expect anything to change except maybe the price of pork. And watch out for that highway.