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Kerry says Bush 'will do anything to get elected'
WASHINGTON, Sept 12: Democratic presidential contender John Kerry, in an interview published on Sunday, slammed US President George W. Bush's campaign tactics, saying he "will say anything and do anything to get elected and hold on to power." ... 
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Afghans reluctant to leave Iran
KABUL: Every evening, minibuses pour into Kabul in their hundreds. But the Afghan refugees who have spent four days returning from Iran speak of leaving reluctantly and being "sharply encouraged" by Tehran. ...
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Iraq fuelling America's Vietnam obsession
HANOI: America's increasingly drawn-out campaign in Iraq is the reason the Vietnam War remains such a contentious issue in the US presidential election race, retired Vietnamese generals say. ...
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Hardliners stirring civil war: Sharon
AL QUDS, Sept 12: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused right-wing opponents of his Gaza pullout plan of trying to foment a civil war as tens of thousands of settlers were to protest against the withdrawal on Sunday. ...
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Wolpert hopeful of peace in South Asia
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 12: The coincidence of two financial wizards - Prime Minister of Pakistan Shaukat Aziz and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - at the helm seems to offer India and Pakistan a unique opportunity for developmental progress, says Prof Stanley Wolpert ...
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Syria, Lebanon reject criticism
DAMASCUS, Sept 12: Syria and Lebanon rejected any outside role in shaping their relations on Sunday, a day after a top US State Department official said Damascus should pull its troops from its small neighbour. ...
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US, Europe may set deadline on Iran N-plan
VIENNA, Sept 12: The United States and Europe appeared closer to agreement ahead of a meeting on Monday of the UN nuclear watchdog over setting a deadline for Iran to allay suspicions it is secretly making atomic weapons ...
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EU rebuff would affect ties, says Turkish PM
ISTANBUL, Sept 12: Turkey's ties with the European Union will suffer if European leaders fail to give the go-ahead in December for the start of accession talks with the mainly Muslim country, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned. ...
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Wedding turns tragic
CAIRO, Sept 12: An Egyptian wedding feast took a tragic turn on Saturday when the bodyguard of one of the guests, a senator, accidentally killed him with a celebratory burst of gunfire and then committed suicide on realizing what he had done, police said. ...
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Lanka peace talks to resume soon
COLOMBO, Sept 12: The Norwegian facilitators in Sri Lanka's peace process with the Tamil Tigers are to make a fresh attempt to revive the process. ...
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How the West could easily save the Third World
LONDON: Sometimes in life one has to admit that things just aren't working. This is one of those times. The way we deal with the debt of developing countries has come a long way. ...
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Jordan wrestles with destiny in troubled region AMMAN: Jordan thrives on paradox. A darling of the Bush administration, its people, many of whom have Palestinian roots, hate US policies in the region....
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