31.   Somalia, for instance, resembles a nation less than it does an unaffiliated grouping of fiefdoms run by tribal councils and local warlords.

32.   Some members of the tribal council were traveling over to Hartford recently.

33.   Soon, he is expected to return to Afghanistan to convene a Loya Jirga, or tribal council, which will elect a new government.

34.   Supporters of the former king said on Tuesday that Zahir is eager to return to Kabul, to oversee the tribal council.

35.   The accords would grant limited forms of autonomy to indigenous people, like the right to elect tribal councils for local rule.

36.   The articles prompted an investigation by the tribal council, which in late October indefinitely tabled a motion to suspend Hale.

37.   The committee recommended that Hale be placed on administrative leave for six months, and the tribal council is due to take up the issue within several weeks.

38.   The East Texas casino near Livingston could be in operation as early as Christmas, said Kevin Battise, chairman of the tribal council.

39.   The episode will include two immunity contests and three tribal councils.

40.   The government appointed Saturday is to last six months and help select a more permanent government through a meeting of a traditional tribal council, called a loya jirga.