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Afghan election body says April poll not possible

Presidential polls in Afghanistan cannot be held next month as demanded by President Hamid Karzai and August 20 must remain the polling day as originally scheduled, the election commission said.

Financial crisis to dominate Obama, Brown talks

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will press President Barack Obama for details on his plans to fix the ailing U.S. financial sector in talks on Tuesday that will focus on the global economic crisis.
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NATO warns on security if Afghans vote early

NATO warned on Monday that an early presidential election in Afghanistan would have implications for security and said it would be better able to protect the poll if it were held in August.
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Obama's high-stakes speech to press broader agenda

President Barack Obama takes center stage on Tuesday to try to sell the American people on his broader agenda for jolting the United States out of deep recession and confronting long-term economic challenges.
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Obama seeks new momentum in pivotal week

Just a month into his presidency, Barack Obama has had to deal with everything from Cabinet missteps that have strained his no-drama Obama image to an economic crisis that seems to worsen by the day.
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Pakistan army halts operations in Swat

The Pakistan army said on Monday it had ceased operations against Taliban militants in the northwestern valley of Swat, and an Islamist cleric asked for troops to be shifted to safer places to give peace a chance.
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NATO confident of Afghan election reinforcements

NATO forces in Afghanistan are confident member states will provide thousands of extra troops as temporary reinforcements for presidential elections in August, the deputy commander of NATO-led forces said on Monday.
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Obama to talk protectionist fears on Canada trip

Barack Obama will seek to quell Canadian concerns about U.S. protectionism when he makes his first foreign trip as president on Thursday to the United States' biggest trading partner and energy supplier.
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Afghans turn new page as U.S. sends more troops

Afghanistan is turning a new page in relations with the United States, an Afghan presidential spokesman said on Wednesday, as U.S. President Barack Obama ordered 17,000 more troops deployed to battle Taliban insurgents.
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Clinton calls for coordinated economic response

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called for coordinated action to revive the global economy on Tuesday and invited Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to meet President Barack Obama at the White House next week.
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Pakistan restores sharia in Swat; U.S. missile kills 26

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistan agreed on Monday to restore strict Islamist law in the Swat valley to pacify a revolt by Taliban militants, and a suspected U.S. drone fired missiles in the region killing at least 26 people.
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Cell phone demand to stay strong despite downturn: U.N.

GENEVA - Mobile telephones are seen as a basic necessity around the world and should enjoy persistent strong demand throughout an economic downturn, a United Nations agency said in a report published on Monday. With or without a recession, millions of people in India, China, Nigeria, and other emerging markets will seek out mobile phones, according to the International Telecommunication ...
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Cell phone emand to stay strong despite downturn: U.N.

GENEVA - Mobile telephones are seen as a basic necessity around the world and should enjoy persistent strong demand throughout an economic downturn, a United Nations agency said in a report published on Monday. With or without a recession, millions of people in India, China, Nigeria, and other emerging markets will seek out mobile phones, according to the International Telecommunication ...

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