Its first project may be the building of a light-rail link in the northern suburbs, presumably to help the governor's commute.

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This will enable long-stalled projects to be built at last, such as a new east-west rail link (CrossRail) and an extension of the Docklands light railway to London's City Airport.

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My fans are more interested in a photo of me posing with a light saber on Star Wars Day than a fresh link to a developing story out of China.

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Just a week earlier the government reversed its position on pipeline ownership, giving him and his peers a provisional green light to build a 2m-barrel-a-day link from the oilfields of Western Siberia to the northern port of Murmansk.

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In this light, the Forum aims to renew mobilisation and awareness regarding the link between gender equality, development and peace, and to anticipate post-2015 challenges.

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But Ms Mowlam was unwavering in her view that to change the Bill was impossible in light of agreements already undertaken and in her conviction that the link between decommissioning and early release of prisoners was clearly spelt out in the legislation before the House.

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