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China accuses Dalai Lama of inciting unrest in Tibet - (World, 32 articles)
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China said on Friday it was outraged by a resolution by US lawmakers urging Beijing to end a crackdown in Tibet and open dialogue with the Himalayan region's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. The government says at least 22 people have died in Lhasa while Tibetan rights groups say nearly 140 were killed, including 19 in neighboring Gansu province. IOC president Jacques Rogge reiterated that stance Friday, saying it was not up to the Olympic body to get involved in the host country's political affairs. Organizers say the Seeds of Compassion gathering is essentially nonpolitical, but co-founder Dan Kranzler alluded to Tibet, telling the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader on stage, " The world knows the truth. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader came here a day after demonstrators disrupted the Olympic torch run in San Francisco in a protest of China's treatment of his people. Dialogue and respect are the tools for transforming enemies, the Dalai Lama said Friday, while sidestepping a specific question about the turmoil in his native Tibet. " The only way to transform our enemy to become our friend is dialogue, respect the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said in response to a question.
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Petraeus: Iraq Security Improved, but 'Fragile and Reversible' (World, 38 articles)
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To avoid that, nearly everyone also agrees that some combat forces should remain in Iraq to fight foreign insurgents, to train the Iraqi army and police, and to protect remaining American troops, diplomats and contractors. President Bush today dialed back on what appeared to be an open-ended time frame for Gen. David Petraeus to assess troop needs once the surge is complete at the end of July. Bush defended the costs of the war, in lives and money, saying his decision to order more troops to Iraq last year had averted potential defeat and that withdrawal would be catastrophic to U.S. interests.
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American Airlines to cancel 200 flights on Saturday; normal service to resume Sunday (U.S., 47 articles)
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American Airlines canceled 595 flights Friday, but said it expected to be operating 60 percent of its MD-80 flights by 4 p.m. The carrier has canceled at least 185 flights for Friday at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. April 9, 2008 American Airlines canceled about 500 flights yesterday to check the bundling of wires in some planes, the same issue that caused the airline to scrap more than 400 flights last month. The cancellations, which were caused by the airline's need to check electrical wiring in its fleet of 300 MD-80 jets, will cost the company " tens of millions of dollars chief executive officer said Gerard Arpey said Thursday.
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McCain, Obama say Bush should keep boycott of Olympics opening as an option (U.S., 22 articles)
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With Democrats on track to select either the party's first female or black presidential nominee, polls have suggested that black women such as Ezekiel are torn by conflicting loyalties to race and gender. From CBS News' Fernando Suarez: PHILADELPHIA Hillary Clinton said Friday that Pennsylvanians "don't need a president who looks down on them" referring to comments Barack Obama made at a fund-raiser earlier this week. The survey showed the extended Democratic primary campaign creating divisions among supporters of Obama and rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and suggests a tight race for the presidency in November no matter which Democrat becomes the nominee.
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Mugabe's party calls for Zimbabwe vote recount - (World, 27 articles)
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While official results from the March 29 presidential election still had not been released, independent observers earlier projected a runoff, saying Tsvangirai won the most votes but not the 50 percent-plus-one majority needed for an outright victory. The election saw the ruling ZANU-PF party lose its majority for the first time in its 28 years of power. HARARE, Zimbabwe - The opposition party said Thursday it will not participate in a presidential runoff, while spokesmen for President Robert Mugabe and his chief rival said both will attend an emergency summit of southern African leaders this weekend.
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