Binmen went on strike over pay and allowances last Wednesday and Thursday.

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The two sides were scheduled to meet last Wednesday and Thursday to resume substantive negotiations following a meeting in Dallas prior to the Super Bowl.

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And today, I saw and heard a very simple explanation: there is, after the violence of last Wednesday and Thursday, a commitment to organic Egyptian democracy in some top quarters (notably the White House), and a commitment to a rapid technocratic transition in others (notably the Pentagon), and no capacity or mechanism to efficiently share information, forge a consensus across departments, and coordinate a message.

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The first incidents happened on the Langholm road outside Lockerbie and at a house in Waterbeck overnight between Wednesday and Thursday last week.

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So that remains true today, and as true today as it did on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday of last week.

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