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| Thumbs down for Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq |
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| The U.S. House of Representatives denounced President George W. Bush's Iraq troop buildup on Friday in a symbolic challenge to his unpopular war strategy that is expected to lead to a mighty struggle over financing the extra troops. |
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| Nepal king's motorcade stoned |
| The motorcade of Nepal's King Gyanendra was stoned as the monarch drove to a pilgrimage site in the capital to celebrate a Hindu festival on Friday but he was not hurt, officials and witnesses said. |
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| Bill Clinton uses political skills to help wife's presidential run |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton's not-so-secret weapon her husband, Bill is raising cash and enlisting support for his wife's presidential bid, focusing in part on keeping black Democrats from bolting to rivals Barack Obama and John Edwards. |
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