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40 years since establishment of the United Democratic Front
One of the founding members of the United Democratic Front, Rev. Frank Chikane, says liberation heroes who died in the early stages of the country's democracy, died celebrating, unlike the ones who are still alive. This year marks 40 years since the establishment of the anti-apartheid organisation, that took the fight to the regime by rendering apartheid South African dysfunctional. Next month, all those who were instrumental in its formation and operation will gather to remember the movement.
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published: 07 Jul 2023
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‘The Strongest Democratic Party That Any of Us Have Ever Seen’
If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the one hand, polls suggest Democrats should be very worried. President Biden looks weaker than he did as a candidate in 2020, and in matchups with Donald Trump, the election looks like a coin flip. On the other hand, Democrats staved off an expected red wave in the 2022 midterm elections. Biden has a strong record to run on, and Trump has a lot more baggage than he did in 2020.
So, in an effort to put all those pieces together, I had two conversations with two people who have polar opposite perspectives — starting with a more optimistic take for Democrats.
Simon Rosenberg is a longtime Democratic political strategist, the author of the newsletter Hopium Chronicles (https://www.ho...
published: 25 Jan 2024
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Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption
Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption and it's time for the people of Kerala to get rid of them. People should understand the corrupt politics of UDF and LDF. People are fed up with the corruption of the LDF Govt.
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published: 29 Mar 2021
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46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Members of the National Resistance Brigades take part in military parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Gaza City, Gaza on March 1, 2015.
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published: 01 Mar 2015
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The United Democratic Front celebrates 30 years of its existence.
Today marks thirty years since the formation of the anti-apartheid organisation, the United Democratic Front.
Founding member, Popo Molefe, described it as a watershed moment in South Africa's struggle against apartheid.
The organisation was formed at the Rocklands Community Centre in Mitchell's Plain on August 20, 1983.
published: 20 Aug 2013
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Where Democratic Front-Runners Stand On 2020's Biggest Issues
The 2020 Iowa caucuses are less than a year away, and Democratic campaigns are in full swing. With more than a dozen candidates meeting DNC requirements for the debates, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg lead the pack according to a recent poll. As voters move further left in the Trump era, centrists candidates are facing stiff competition from progressives. Here are where the front-runners stand on the issues that could shape America’s future.
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published: 04 May 2019
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SYND 24 2 76 DEMOCRATIC FRONT FOR LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (DFLP) RALLY IN BEIRUT
(24 Feb 1976) Democratic Front of Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) rally in Beirut, Lebanon.
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published: 23 Jul 2015
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WOW: Democratic star TURNS THE TABLES on Republicans during hearing
published: 16 May 2023
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PH gov't, National Democratic Front agree to resume peace talks | ANC
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published: 29 Nov 2023
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Is Kamala Harris really the future of the Democratic Party?
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
https://reason.com/2023/01/17/kamala-harris-is-a-flop/
When she announced that she was running for president in January 2019, Kamala Harris was met with glowing profiles, grassroots excitement, and ready donors.
Almost immediately, her campaign was plagued by inconsistent policy positions and internal disarray. Meanwhile, Harris was haunted by her tough-on-crime past as a California prosecutor.
Because of her own dismal polling numbers, Harris left the race eleven months later. But Biden picked her as his running mate anyway. And so she became the first female vice president, a black and Asian woman with a sleek image and a willingness to say things young progressive...
published: 17 Jan 2023
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40 years since establishment of the United Democratic Front
One of the founding members of the United Democratic Front, Rev. Frank Chikane, says liberation heroes who died in the early stages of the country's democracy, ...
One of the founding members of the United Democratic Front, Rev. Frank Chikane, says liberation heroes who died in the early stages of the country's democracy, died celebrating, unlike the ones who are still alive. This year marks 40 years since the establishment of the anti-apartheid organisation, that took the fight to the regime by rendering apartheid South African dysfunctional. Next month, all those who were instrumental in its formation and operation will gather to remember the movement.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
https://wn.com/40_Years_Since_Establishment_Of_The_United_Democratic_Front
One of the founding members of the United Democratic Front, Rev. Frank Chikane, says liberation heroes who died in the early stages of the country's democracy, died celebrating, unlike the ones who are still alive. This year marks 40 years since the establishment of the anti-apartheid organisation, that took the fight to the regime by rendering apartheid South African dysfunctional. Next month, all those who were instrumental in its formation and operation will gather to remember the movement.
For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.
- published: 07 Jul 2023
- views: 1347
1:08:34
‘The Strongest Democratic Party That Any of Us Have Ever Seen’
If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the one hand, polls suggest Democrats should be very ...
If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the one hand, polls suggest Democrats should be very worried. President Biden looks weaker than he did as a candidate in 2020, and in matchups with Donald Trump, the election looks like a coin flip. On the other hand, Democrats staved off an expected red wave in the 2022 midterm elections. Biden has a strong record to run on, and Trump has a lot more baggage than he did in 2020.
So, in an effort to put all those pieces together, I had two conversations with two people who have polar opposite perspectives — starting with a more optimistic take for Democrats.
Simon Rosenberg is a longtime Democratic political strategist, the author of the newsletter Hopium Chronicles (https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/) and one of the few people who correctly predicted the Democrats’ strong performance in 2022. He argues that the Democratic Party is in a better position now than it has been for generations. In this conversation, we talk about why he isn’t worried about Biden’s polling numbers, how anti-MAGA sentiments have become a motivating force for many voters, what he thinks about the shifts in working-class support of the Democratic Party, why there’s such a huge gap between Biden’s economic track record and how voters perceive the economy right now, how Biden’s age is affecting the campaign, whether his foreign policy might alienate young voters and more.
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A New Deal for the World (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674025363) by Elizabeth Borgwardt
On Tyranny (https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny) by Timothy Snyder
The Collector (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-collector-daniel-silva?variant=41063468171298) by Daniel Silva
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https://wn.com/‘The_Strongest_Democratic_Party_That_Any_Of_US_Have_Ever_Seen’
If you’re a Democrat, how worried should you be right now? It’s strangely hard to answer that question. On the one hand, polls suggest Democrats should be very worried. President Biden looks weaker than he did as a candidate in 2020, and in matchups with Donald Trump, the election looks like a coin flip. On the other hand, Democrats staved off an expected red wave in the 2022 midterm elections. Biden has a strong record to run on, and Trump has a lot more baggage than he did in 2020.
So, in an effort to put all those pieces together, I had two conversations with two people who have polar opposite perspectives — starting with a more optimistic take for Democrats.
Simon Rosenberg is a longtime Democratic political strategist, the author of the newsletter Hopium Chronicles (https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/) and one of the few people who correctly predicted the Democrats’ strong performance in 2022. He argues that the Democratic Party is in a better position now than it has been for generations. In this conversation, we talk about why he isn’t worried about Biden’s polling numbers, how anti-MAGA sentiments have become a motivating force for many voters, what he thinks about the shifts in working-class support of the Democratic Party, why there’s such a huge gap between Biden’s economic track record and how voters perceive the economy right now, how Biden’s age is affecting the campaign, whether his foreign policy might alienate young voters and more.
Mentioned:
Columnist Assistant application (https://nytimes.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/NYT/job/Opinion-Columnist-Assistant_REQ-015936-1)
Book Recommendations:
A New Deal for the World (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674025363) by Elizabeth Borgwardt
On Tyranny (https://timothysnyder.org/on-tyranny) by Timothy Snyder
The Collector (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-collector-daniel-silva?variant=41063468171298) by Daniel Silva
Thoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at
[email protected].
You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast (https://www.nytimes.com/column/ezra-klein-podcast) , and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs (https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.html) .
This episode of “The Ezra Klein Show” was produced by Rollin Hu. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris. Our senior engineer is Jeff Geld. Our senior editor is Claire Gordon. The show’s production team also includes Annie Galvin and Kristin Lin. Original music by Isaac Jones. Audience strategy by Kristina Samulewski and Shannon Busta. The executive producer of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie-Rose Strasser. Special thanks to Sonia Herrero.
- published: 25 Jan 2024
- views: 8454
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Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption
Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption and it's time for the people of Kerala to get rid of them. People...
Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption and it's time for the people of Kerala to get rid of them. People should understand the corrupt politics of UDF and LDF. People are fed up with the corruption of the LDF Govt.
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https://wn.com/Both,_Left_Democratic_Front_(Ldf)_And_United_Democratic_Front_(Udf)_Are_Synonyms_Of_Corruption
Both, Left Democratic Front (LDF) and United Democratic Front (UDF) are synonyms of corruption and it's time for the people of Kerala to get rid of them. People should understand the corrupt politics of UDF and LDF. People are fed up with the corruption of the LDF Govt.
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- published: 29 Mar 2021
- views: 1094
2:02
46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Members of the National Resistance Brigades take part in military parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine i...
Members of the National Resistance Brigades take part in military parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Gaza City, Gaza on March 1, 2015.
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https://wn.com/46Th_Anniversary_Of_Democratic_Front_For_The_Liberation_Of_Palestine
Members of the National Resistance Brigades take part in military parade to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine in Gaza City, Gaza on March 1, 2015.
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- published: 01 Mar 2015
- views: 1050593
2:11
The United Democratic Front celebrates 30 years of its existence.
Today marks thirty years since the formation of the anti-apartheid organisation, the United Democratic Front.
Founding member, Popo Molefe, described it as a wa...
Today marks thirty years since the formation of the anti-apartheid organisation, the United Democratic Front.
Founding member, Popo Molefe, described it as a watershed moment in South Africa's struggle against apartheid.
The organisation was formed at the Rocklands Community Centre in Mitchell's Plain on August 20, 1983.
https://wn.com/The_United_Democratic_Front_Celebrates_30_Years_Of_Its_Existence.
Today marks thirty years since the formation of the anti-apartheid organisation, the United Democratic Front.
Founding member, Popo Molefe, described it as a watershed moment in South Africa's struggle against apartheid.
The organisation was formed at the Rocklands Community Centre in Mitchell's Plain on August 20, 1983.
- published: 20 Aug 2013
- views: 955
8:22
Where Democratic Front-Runners Stand On 2020's Biggest Issues
The 2020 Iowa caucuses are less than a year away, and Democratic campaigns are in full swing. With more than a dozen candidates meeting DNC requirements for the...
The 2020 Iowa caucuses are less than a year away, and Democratic campaigns are in full swing. With more than a dozen candidates meeting DNC requirements for the debates, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg lead the pack according to a recent poll. As voters move further left in the Trump era, centrists candidates are facing stiff competition from progressives. Here are where the front-runners stand on the issues that could shape America’s future.
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Where Democratic Front-Runners Stand On 2020's Biggest Issues
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The 2020 Iowa caucuses are less than a year away, and Democratic campaigns are in full swing. With more than a dozen candidates meeting DNC requirements for the debates, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Pete Buttigieg lead the pack according to a recent poll. As voters move further left in the Trump era, centrists candidates are facing stiff competition from progressives. Here are where the front-runners stand on the issues that could shape America’s future.
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Where Democratic Front-Runners Stand On 2020's Biggest Issues
- published: 04 May 2019
- views: 180158
1:15
SYND 24 2 76 DEMOCRATIC FRONT FOR LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (DFLP) RALLY IN BEIRUT
(24 Feb 1976) Democratic Front of Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) rally in Beirut, Lebanon.
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(24 Feb 1976) Democratic Front of Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) rally in Beirut, Lebanon.
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- published: 23 Jul 2015
- views: 792
9:58
PH gov't, National Democratic Front agree to resume peace talks | ANC
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- published: 29 Nov 2023
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5:59
Is Kamala Harris really the future of the Democratic Party?
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
https://reason.com/2023/01/17/kamala-ha...
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
https://reason.com/2023/01/17/kamala-harris-is-a-flop/
When she announced that she was running for president in January 2019, Kamala Harris was met with glowing profiles, grassroots excitement, and ready donors.
Almost immediately, her campaign was plagued by inconsistent policy positions and internal disarray. Meanwhile, Harris was haunted by her tough-on-crime past as a California prosecutor.
Because of her own dismal polling numbers, Harris left the race eleven months later. But Biden picked her as his running mate anyway. And so she became the first female vice president, a black and Asian woman with a sleek image and a willingness to say things young progressives liked to hear.
She went on to bungle interviews, flip-flop repeatedly, and fail to own any issue or commit to anything. Which is to say, Harris’s vice presidency has looked a lot like her shambolic presidential campaign. Now she’s considered the Democratic front-runner in waiting—yet no one can quite explain why.
"Harris arrives somewhere with the plane and the motorcade and the Secret Service agents, makes a few mostly bland statements, then tells whomever she’s meeting with about how she’s going to bring their stories back to Washington. Then she’s quickly out of sight again,” wrote Edward-Isaac Dovere in The Atlantic in May 2021.
Two months prior, Biden had put Harris in charge of “leading the Administration’s diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras,” as the White House put it. It was a "stopping-the-seas-from-rising" kind of job, says Cato Institute immigration analyst David J. Bier, especially since Harris had no authority to actually change U.S. immigration policy.
Still, a vice president could at least play a robust rhetorical role here, shifting the conversation around the issue , or rallying Democrats behind an inspiring message. But rather than outline a coherent policy vision, Harris made a series of awkward decisions and comments that angered many Democrats and gave fodder to Republicans.
If Harris runs for president, she can’t point to her record as a prosecutor because it’s mostly become an embarrassment.
As San Francisco district attorney, she increased prosecutions and convictions for "misdemeanor quality-of-life crimes” and pushed for giving fewer people access to the city’s Drug Court, which offers alternatives to incarceration. She opposed a prostitution decriminalization measure, helped federal officials raid immigrant businesses, hid misconduct by a drug lab technician, and helped launch an anti-truancy initiative that would bring criminal charges against parents if their kids missed too much school. As California attorney general, she fought against a court ruling that the state’s death penalty was unconstitutional, fought to keep people in overcrowded prisons after a court ordered them released, defended the state corrections department’s denial of surgery for transgender inmates, and refused to back a measure requiring more scrutiny of police use-of-force cases.
She also fought to shut down the sex-worker friendly ad platform Backpage while publicly ignoring sexual misconduct involving Oakland police and an underage girl. 1,974 people were sent to state prisons for marijuana or hashish possession while Harris was California’s top cop.
Part of a politician's job is finding a way to work together with those in their coalition. Harris, meanwhile, has struggled to work comfortably with even her own staff, many of whom have departed after brief stints on the job. A June report in Politico described Harris' office as "tense and at times dour," marked by chaotic moments, low morale, and low trust. One person "with direct knowledge of how Harris’ office is run" described it as an unhealthy and "abusive" environment where “people are thrown under the bus from the very top."
“Should Biden Run Again? The Question Is Dividing Democrats” read a September 2022 headline in Time, about the oldest president in U.S. history. But if not Biden, then who? A LATimes analysis of national opinion polls said that as of October 2022, 53% find Harris unfavorable, a drop of 14% since she took office.
It’s hard to avoid the sense that the Democrats have been so enamored with the package this particular candidate comes in that they're willing to overlook what lies beneath the surface. Harris’ problems are her own. But in making her an avatar of its future, the party has made her problems their own too, embracing box-checking at the expense of political or administrative competence. Some say "third time's a charm," but a more relevant adage may be “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” Eventually, Joe Biden will leave politics. When that happens, will Harris fool progressives a third time?
https://wn.com/Is_Kamala_Harris_Really_The_Future_Of_The_Democratic_Party
The underwhelming vice presidency of an unpopular former prosecutor has created a succession problem for the Democrats.
https://reason.com/2023/01/17/kamala-harris-is-a-flop/
When she announced that she was running for president in January 2019, Kamala Harris was met with glowing profiles, grassroots excitement, and ready donors.
Almost immediately, her campaign was plagued by inconsistent policy positions and internal disarray. Meanwhile, Harris was haunted by her tough-on-crime past as a California prosecutor.
Because of her own dismal polling numbers, Harris left the race eleven months later. But Biden picked her as his running mate anyway. And so she became the first female vice president, a black and Asian woman with a sleek image and a willingness to say things young progressives liked to hear.
She went on to bungle interviews, flip-flop repeatedly, and fail to own any issue or commit to anything. Which is to say, Harris’s vice presidency has looked a lot like her shambolic presidential campaign. Now she’s considered the Democratic front-runner in waiting—yet no one can quite explain why.
"Harris arrives somewhere with the plane and the motorcade and the Secret Service agents, makes a few mostly bland statements, then tells whomever she’s meeting with about how she’s going to bring their stories back to Washington. Then she’s quickly out of sight again,” wrote Edward-Isaac Dovere in The Atlantic in May 2021.
Two months prior, Biden had put Harris in charge of “leading the Administration’s diplomatic efforts to address the root causes of migration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras,” as the White House put it. It was a "stopping-the-seas-from-rising" kind of job, says Cato Institute immigration analyst David J. Bier, especially since Harris had no authority to actually change U.S. immigration policy.
Still, a vice president could at least play a robust rhetorical role here, shifting the conversation around the issue , or rallying Democrats behind an inspiring message. But rather than outline a coherent policy vision, Harris made a series of awkward decisions and comments that angered many Democrats and gave fodder to Republicans.
If Harris runs for president, she can’t point to her record as a prosecutor because it’s mostly become an embarrassment.
As San Francisco district attorney, she increased prosecutions and convictions for "misdemeanor quality-of-life crimes” and pushed for giving fewer people access to the city’s Drug Court, which offers alternatives to incarceration. She opposed a prostitution decriminalization measure, helped federal officials raid immigrant businesses, hid misconduct by a drug lab technician, and helped launch an anti-truancy initiative that would bring criminal charges against parents if their kids missed too much school. As California attorney general, she fought against a court ruling that the state’s death penalty was unconstitutional, fought to keep people in overcrowded prisons after a court ordered them released, defended the state corrections department’s denial of surgery for transgender inmates, and refused to back a measure requiring more scrutiny of police use-of-force cases.
She also fought to shut down the sex-worker friendly ad platform Backpage while publicly ignoring sexual misconduct involving Oakland police and an underage girl. 1,974 people were sent to state prisons for marijuana or hashish possession while Harris was California’s top cop.
Part of a politician's job is finding a way to work together with those in their coalition. Harris, meanwhile, has struggled to work comfortably with even her own staff, many of whom have departed after brief stints on the job. A June report in Politico described Harris' office as "tense and at times dour," marked by chaotic moments, low morale, and low trust. One person "with direct knowledge of how Harris’ office is run" described it as an unhealthy and "abusive" environment where “people are thrown under the bus from the very top."
“Should Biden Run Again? The Question Is Dividing Democrats” read a September 2022 headline in Time, about the oldest president in U.S. history. But if not Biden, then who? A LATimes analysis of national opinion polls said that as of October 2022, 53% find Harris unfavorable, a drop of 14% since she took office.
It’s hard to avoid the sense that the Democrats have been so enamored with the package this particular candidate comes in that they're willing to overlook what lies beneath the surface. Harris’ problems are her own. But in making her an avatar of its future, the party has made her problems their own too, embracing box-checking at the expense of political or administrative competence. Some say "third time's a charm," but a more relevant adage may be “fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” Eventually, Joe Biden will leave politics. When that happens, will Harris fool progressives a third time?
- published: 17 Jan 2023
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