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Bhutto’s challenge to a desperate Musharraf
feature Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s grip on power grew more precarious this week when the leading opposition leader, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, called on him to resign and began seeking an alliance with the general’s other political opp
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Democrats go down to the wire
feature With polls in Iowa pointing to a tightening three-way race, Democratic candidates are scrambling for votes in a contest that could shape the rest of the primary season. Most polls show Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a dead heat ahead of the Jan. 3 Io
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A surge for Huckabee
feature On the eve of the 2008 Republican presidential primary season, polls this week showed a surge of support for former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. In Iowa, which holds its caucuses on Jan. 3, Huckabee opened up a . . .
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Clinton’s victories keep the race alive
feature Hillary Clinton, on the brink of elimination from the Democratic presidential race, rejuvenated her campaign this week with crucial primary wins in Ohio and Texas. Following 11 consecutive losses since Super Tuesday, Clinton touted her 10-point win in Ohi
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McCain makes it official
feature Capping a highly improbable comeback, Sen. John McCain of Arizona officially secured the Republican nomination this week, after a sweep of four primaries pushed his delegate count above the 1,191 needed to clinch a win. McCain
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A final showdown for Clinton, Obama
feature With time running out on her flagging campaign, Hillary Clinton this week stepped up her criticism of Barack Obama, mocking his soaring oratory, likening his foreign-policy experience to George W. Bush
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Serbia digs in over Kosovo
feature Rioters in Belgrade set fire to the U.S. Embassy last week, and demonstrations broke out throughout Serbia after Kosovo declared its independence and won recognition from the U.S. and other Western states. Striking a militant pose, Serbian Prime Minister
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Job losses point to bigger trouble ahead
feature More bad news deepened the gloom over the slumping economy, as the Labor Department reported last week that 63,000 Americans lost their jobs in February
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Tense times in the Middle East
feature A tense lull in the violence that has wracked Gaza was holding this week, after Israel agreed to curtail its assault if Palestinians refrained from launching new missile attacks. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert denied that any
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Pakistanis deal a democratic blow to Musharraf
feature Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf came under growing pressure to resign this week after his nation
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Tibet roils with protests
feature In the most serious unrest to shake the Tibetan capital of Lhasa in years, Buddhist monks and other ethnic Tibetans tangled with Chinese security forces last week, in clashes that left at least 20 protesters dead. The Tibetan demonstrations began peaceful
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The Fed rushes in to avert a meltdown
feature The U.S. government this week took unprecedented action to prevent a meltdown of the global financial system, brokering an 11th-hour deal to sell the once-mighty investment bank Bear Stearns to a rival firm. After a tumultuous week in which Bear Stearns
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Chances slip for Democratic ‘do-overs’
feature In a blow to Hillary Clinton’s hopes for overtaking Barack Obama in the Democratic nomination fight, Democratic officials in Florida and Michigan this week all but ruled out conducting new primaries. Both states were stripped of their Democratic conventio
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McCain has it virtually sewn up
feature Arizona Sen. John McCain solidified his position as the presumptive Republican nominee this week with three more primary victories. McCain rolled up double-digit victories over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in Maryland and the District of Columbia,
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