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Henry Paulson, the Secretary of the US Treasury, has pledged to continue to work with congress to get a financial rescue bill passed, after the House of Representatives rejected a $700bn bail-out plan for failing financial firms in a shock setback th...
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The Taliban in Pakistan functions in North and South Waziristan in the country's North West Frontier Province.
23/09/2008
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Forced to step down from office months before his term ran out, Thabo Mbeki, who stands accused of influencing the trial of his political rival Jacob Zuma and leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) over corruption, is a veteran of h...
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Asif Ali Zardari Former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's widower and political successor.
06/09/2008
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The People's Alliance for Democracy is a protest group led by Sondhi Limthongkul, a former media magnate.
03/09/2008
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Sarah Palin, the youngest and first female governor of Alaska, has emerged from relative obscurity to become John McCain's choice as his running-mate for the Republican presidential nomination.
30/08/2008
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Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, said that he wanted a running mate who would be prepared to step in as president, could help him govern and would challenge him.
23/08/2008
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