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Nepal king names new cabinet { February 2 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Nepal%20Summary%20Box http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apasia_story.asp?category=1104&slug=Nepal%20Summary%20Box Wednesday, February 2, 2005 · Last updated 12:58 a.m. PT Summary: Nepal's king names new Cabinet By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOVERNMENT UPHEAVEL: King Gyanendra announced a 10-member Cabinet dominated by his supporters one day after dismissing Nepal's government and declaring a state of emergency. POLITICIANS ARRESTED: An official with the Nepali Congress party, an opposition party, estimated at least 50 of the group's top leaders had been taken away by police. NEPAL ISOLATED: Telephone and Internet lines were cut and civil liberties were curtailed. The United States, the U.N., Britain and India were among those who criticized the king's actions.

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