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200 parties register for elections
BAGHDAD, Nov 23: More than 200 Iraqi political parties have thrown their hat into the electoral ring, and intense negotiations are under way to form unified lists for what is set to be the country's first free and multi-party ballots in decades. ... 
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Massive operation near Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Nov 23: A force of 5,000 US, British and Iraqi troops swept through guerilla bastions south of Baghdad on Tuesday in the latest push to reclaim enclaves before the elections, the US military said. ...
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Conference presses Iraqi govt to seek dialogue
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Nov 23: An international conference on the political future of Iraq on Tuesday pressed the interim Iraqi government to make sure as many people as possible take part in Jan. 30 elections. ...
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Iraq tries to escape Mideast oil curse
BAGHDAD: The Dora refinery on the edge of Baghdad has been ravaged by rust. The crude distillation units are 60 years old. Damage from US bombing in the 1991 Gulf War is still evident, and mortar rounds land almost daily. ...
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No one is taken in by US lies
In an ideal world, the US-appointed interim Prime Minister of Iraq, Ayad Allawi, would find himself answerable for his craven obeisance to his American overlords ...
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UN urges states to 'guarantee freedom'
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 23: Decrying increase in Islamophobia, anti-Semitism and Christianophobia, a UN General Assembly committee approved on Monday a resolution calling on member states to provide "effective guarantees of freedom of thought ...
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Bush pledges to work for easing immigration
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 23: On the final day of a 21-nation summit that ended in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday with a joint commitment to work against terrorism and for free trade ...
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Bush orders review of covert activities
WASHINGTON, Nov 23: US President George Bush has ordered an internal review into whether the Defense Department should run covert paramilitary operations traditionally mounted by the CIA, administration officials said on Tuesday. ...
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British PM unveils plans to fight terror
LONDON, Nov 23: British Prime Minister Tony Blair put tackling crime and terrorism at the heart of his re-election bid on Tuesday, drawing accusations of scare mongering like those levelled at US President George Bush. ...
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Yushchenko declares himself president: Ukraine speaker refuses to recognize oath
KIEV, Nov 23: Ukraine's opposition leader declared himself president on Tuesday as tens of thousands of his supporters massed in front of parliament, deepening the political crisis in this bitterly divided nation ...
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BD minister refutes Indian charge
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Bangladesh Commerce Minister Air Vice Marshal (retired) Altaf Hossain Chowdhry on Saturday dispelled the impression that his country was intentionally not stopping anti-India militants from crossing into India's revolt- hit northeast. ...
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Moscow terms EU doubts inadmissible
LISBON, Nov 23: Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed as "inadmissible" doubts expressed by the European Union and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ...
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Washington's double standards prompt UN tactical twists
UNITED NATIONS: The United States, which traditionally castigates human rights violators before the United Nations each year, has rarely or ever been formally condemned by the world body for its own transgressions of civil liberties. ...
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Coping with nuclear proliferation
Iran's decision to freeze the enrichment of uranium, implemented on Monday under intense international pressure, appears to have stalled for the time being the mullahs' moves towards obtaining the key ingredient for a nuclear bomb. ...
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