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Meanwhile, the Taliban had taken control of a dozen districts in Afghanistan.
The Bush administration came under attack for allowing a Dubai company to buy control of a dozen American port terminals.
Le Pen's party won control of a dozen municipalities in elections last March, including the 7th district in Marseilles where Ravier was elected mayor.
The attack comes amid claims from the government it, alongside coalition partners Chad, had regained control of a dozen towns in the north-east in the past 10 days.
Pollsters say the FN will be in a position to take control of half a dozen towns after next Sunday's run-off vote.
Séléka began capturing territory earlier this month, and has now seized control of around a dozen towns including four regional capitals in the mineral-rich state.
Rebel gangs seized control of half a dozen towns, but police and gangs loyal to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide beat them back from three others.
They have already attempted to seize control of mines a dozen times in the past four years, though there have never been any deaths before.In this section An enigmatic leftist rides into town Losing the miners Chemical reaction Coming out ReprintsThe battle caused an estimated $2m of damage at the mine.
Already, the Israelis have isolated Yasir Arafat in his Ramallah compound and seized control of a half-dozen Palestinian towns; they are now conducting mopping-up operations in Nablus, the West Bank's largest city, and preparing for a major assault on the casbah in Jenin, where resistance has been fierce.
With wildfires still burning out of control across a dozen Western states in what may be the worst fire season in a generation, a fierce debate in timber politics has begun to rage over who might be to blame.
With fires raging out of control in a dozen Western states, Forest Service officials like Mr. Bobzien are scrambling to find the manpower and resources needed to combat the worst fire season in more than 50 years.
