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Iraq handover not to affect troops: US
WASHINGTON, April 20: Top Pentagon officials assured sceptical members of Congress on Tuesday that the US military would have authority to operate unhindered in Iraq regardless of who assumes power after sovereignty is transferred on June 30. ... 
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Majority backs Bush over Iraq: poll
WASHINGTON, April 20: Many Americans still believe that President George W. Bush is better equipped to deal with Iraq and the war on terrorism than his Democratic rival, John F. Kerry, says a survey report published on Tuesday. ...
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Bush diverted Afghan funds to Iraq invasion: book
WASHINGTON, April 20: President George W. Bush secretly approved diverting $700 million allocated for Afghanistan to fund the preparations for invading Iraq. This is one of the three major issues revealed in Bob Woodward's new book, "Plan of Attack". ...
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Saudis knew about 'attack plan before Powell'
WASHINGTON, April 20: US Secretary of State Colin Powell denied as "silly" on Monday that he learned of President George Bush's decision to invade Iraq after Saudi Arabia was informed, as journalist Bob Woodward has said. ...
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Abdullah leaves US without meeting Bush
AMMAN, April 20: Jordan's King Abdullah returned home from the United States on Tuesday after postponing a meeting with US President George Bush scheduled for the following day amid differences on the Middle East conflict. ...
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Blair goes for referendum on EU constitution
LONDON, April 20: British Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged on Tuesday to give Britons the final say on an EU constitution, a major political gamble that could threaten his future and perhaps even doom the charter. ...
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Vanunu barred from leaving Israel for a year
TEL AVIV, April 20: Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu will be barred from leaving Israel for a year to prevent him from spilling more state secrets once he completes his 18-year jail term on Wednesday. ...
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Israeli troops kill five Palestinians in Gaza
GAZA CITY, April 20: Five Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli soldiers during an incursion into the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. ...
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US lobbies allies as Honduras drops out
WASHINGTON, April 20: The United States on Tuesday moved to prevent any further deterioration in the ranks of the occupying forces in Iraq with Secretary of State Colin Powell calling ...
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Arabs hate US more than ever: Mubarak - Concerns to be addressed: Powell
PARIS, April 20: Arabs in the Middle East hate the United States more than ever following the invasion of Iraq and Israel's assassination of two Hamas leaders ...
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BJP ahead of Congress: exit polls
NEW DELHI, April 20: The Bharatiya Janata Party was ahead of the Congress party, but seemed to lose ground in the first of five rounds of the national elections on Tuesday, television projections said. ...
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Technology, violence face voters in India
NEW DELHI: From the mountains of the north to the sweltering backstreets of Bangalore, in the south, millions of voters queued up on Tuesday to make their mark in what is billed as the world's biggest event - India's elections. ...
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The battle of Europe
LONDON: At last, the battle of Europe begins. For 15 years, if not 50, the people of Britain have lived in a stinking fog of myths and lies about the European project. ...
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Guinness co-founder McWhirter dies at 78
LONDON, April 20: Norris McWhirter, who founded Guinness World Records with his twin brother and turned the book into a global best seller, has died aged 78, a spokesman said on Tuesday. ...
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