Nastier yet: Connecticut

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Four years ago Connecticut had a budget surplus and its residents were per capita the richest in the US. The recession has rocked the state though and it now faces a $179 million budget deficit that even an unpopular new income tax will not be able to close.

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Getting nastier: Romania

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Apact between the ruling Social Democrats, the racist Great Romania Party and the Socialist Labour Party is an indication of the growing influence of extremism in Romania. The increasing nationalism is alarming Hungary and Western nations.

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Even nastier

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Conlict in Aceh, Indonesia, where rebels seek independence, and hopes that a truce will hold, are examined in detail.

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