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Swimming in president’s pool: Palaces, power in times of crisis
Kristie Patricia Flannery, Australian Catholic University
Footage flashed across television and smartphone screens this week showing rowdy crowds of Sri Lankan protesters mobbing the official presidential palace in Colombo.
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