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Political Turmoil In Pakistan

Musharraf and Washington Face Pressure, Questions

In the wake of last week's parliamentary election in which his party was soundly defeated, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf faces growing pressure to resign. That pressure is also touching Washington, which has hoped to keep Musharraf in place as a key ally in the war on terrorism.

Musharraf and Washington Face Pressure, Questions

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Iraqi Pact Against al-Qaida May Soon Crumble

Iraq's hard-won security gains are under threat, according to Sunni tribal leaders who led the so-called "awakening movement" against insurgents. Sheiks from the volatile Anbar province say they see no reason to keep fighting al-Qaida in Iraq if their people are going to be denied political rewards and economic development.

Iraqi Pact Against al-Qaida May Soon Crumble

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Use of Obama Photo in Campaign Angers Kenyans

The dust-up caused by the photo that popped up this week featuring Sen. Barack Obama in traditional Somali clothing during a trip to Kenya in 2006 hasn't cleared yet. It's rumored that the photo was sent to an online tabloid by a Hillary Clinton staffer. Now, Kenyan elders have demanded an apology from the Clinton campaign.

Use of Obama Photo in Campaign Angers Kenyans

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Top U.S. Diplomat Stresses Reconnecting with Allies

On his last day on the job at the State Department, Nicholas Burns discusses the beginning of the United States' return to multilateral diplomacy after a period of frayed relations. Burns is the undersecretary of state for political affairs.

Top U.S. Diplomat Stresses Reconnecting with Allies

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BackTalk

Listeners Talk More on Kosovo, Closing of Popular Bookstore

The program's listeners have their say, offering feedback to recent stories about Kosovo's recent independence from Serbia, a single dad's search for love and how a popular businessman's love life helped influence him to close shop.

Listeners Talk More on Kosovo, Closing of Popular Bookstore

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Turkey Pulls Troops from Iraq

Turkey says it has completed its goals against Kurdish rebels in Iraq, and its troops have returned to their bases. Turkey had launched an incursion into northern Iraq more than a week ago against the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkey Pulls Troops from Iraq

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Critics Say Political Opposition Silenced in Russia

As Russians prepare to vote for a new president on Sunday, it's a foregone conclusion that Vladimir Putin's chosen successor Dmitri Medvedev will win in a landslide. The Kremlin appears to be so sure of Medvedev's victory that it has spent almost nothing on campaign advertising.

Critics Say Political Opposition Silenced in Russia

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Chavez Seeks to Prove Bolivar Was Murdered

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is creating a commission to exhume the body of Simon Bolivar — the 19th century independence hero of South America. Chavez hopes of prove the liberator didn't die of TB in 1830 as historians believe.

Chavez Seeks to Prove Bolivar Was Murdered

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Senior Statesmen on Campaign to Abolish Nukes

Henry Kissinger, George Schultz, Sam Nunn and William Perry argue the only way to stop nuclear weapons from falling into terrorist hands is to get rid of all of them. This week the former statesmen and their supporters convened in Oslo, Norway, for a conference.

Senior Statesmen on Campaign to Abolish Nukes

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