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Poll - the last thing Afghans need
THE BALLOT or the bullet - that's the choice. This simple maxim has become one of the favourite sound bites of our nation-building times. It is being trotted out again as Afghans prepare to vote in presidential elections ... 
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More troops may be sent - Rumsfeld : Elections in Iraq
ABOARD USS JOHN F. KENNEDY, Oct 9: US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Saturday some 40,000 new Iraqi recruits might join the country's fledgling security forces ahead of January elections. ...
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Sadr militia agrees to disarm
BAGHDAD, Oct 9: Iraq's plans to hold elections in January gained traction on Saturday after a Shia militia agreed to disarm in Baghdad and delegates from rebel-held Fallujah said the Sunni dominated city wanted to vote in the polls. ...
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Anger advances with new offensive in ME
NORTHERN GAZA STRIP: The rapidly mounting civilian death toll as a result of Israel's massive offensive in the north of the Gaza Strip is deepening hatred and may lead to continuing cycles of bloodshed ...
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Egypt scorns Israel for Al Qaeda charge
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Oct 9: The Egyptian government said on Saturday Israel had rushed to judgement when it blamed the Al Qaeda organization for three explosions at Egyptian Red Sea resorts frequented by Israelis. ...
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Iran hails Kerry's 'great bargain'
TEHRAN, Oct 9: Iran would welcome a proposal by US presidential candidate Senator John Kerry's running mate for a "great bargain" to solve the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme, a senior Iranian official said on Saturday. ...
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Bush says he wouldn't deal with Arafat
ST LOUIS, Oct 9: President George Bush said on Friday he would not deal with Yasser Arafat because he did not believe Arafat could lead an independent Palestinian state. ...
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Testy confrontation sees a more aggressive Bush
ST LOUIS, Oct 9: President George Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry argued about Iraq, jobs and taxes in their second debate on Friday, with Mr Kerry questioning Mr Bush's judgement and the president accusing Kerry of crumbling under political pressure. ...
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The source Duelfer didn't quote
LONDON: During this week of American election debates, Charles Duelfer, the former deputy executive chairman of the UN weapons inspectors and current head of the CIA's Iraq Survey Group, delivered to Congress his much-anticipated report on Iraq's WMD capabilities. ...
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What art offers to science
OXFORD: Once the universe seemed small. Stargazers believed that climbing a tower brought them closer to the heavens. Now one could take a rocket ship to the edges of the solar system and still hardly have inched into the cosmos. ...
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Fertilizer use threatens ecosystem, says study
LONDON: A project to assess the world's ecosystems has found that the widespread use of fertilisers and the burning of fossil fuels will severely damage life in lakes and rivers around the globe. ...
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How a hotel changed countries
THE HILTON hotel in Taba hosted some of the first and the last Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, beginning with the tentative and hopeful discussions of 1993 and ending in their bitter collapse nine years later. ...
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Nobel laureate says Aids virus was deliberately created
NAIROBI, Oct 9: Kenyan ecologist Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, on Saturday reiterated her claim that the AIDS virus was a deliberately created biological agent. ...
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Bush bulge mystery: wire or wrinkle?
WASHINGTON, Oct 9: A mysterious bulge under US President George W. Bush's suit jacket during his first debate with Democratic rival John Kerry drew the attention of two top US newspapers on Saturday after days of feverish Internet speculation. ...
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Philosopher Derrida dies at 74
PARIS, Oct 9: French philosopher Jacques Derrida, the founder of the school of deconstructionism, has died of cancer at the age of 74, France Info radio said on Saturday. ...
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US fears major attack before Ramazan
BAGHDAD, Oct 9: Fears are growing that rebels in Iraq will unleash a "spectacular" attack on a high-profile target such as the Baghdad compound that houses the US embassy ahead of Ramazan, a senior US official said. ...
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