Rice urges Musharraf to allow fair campaign
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called Sunday on President Pervez Musharraf to ensure campaigning ahead of Pakistan's elections in January was conducted freely and fairly.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday she will raise with Afghanistan's U.S.-backed president the case of an Afghan reporter sentenced to death for insulting Islam, a case that has not drawn the same wide U.S. outrage or administration intervention as one involving a Muslim condemned to death for converting to Christianity.
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President Pervez Musharraf appealed for national unity as unofficial returns showed the opposition taking commanding leads early Tuesday in parliamentary elections aimed at bolstering democracy and calming political strife
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President Pervez Musharraf warned Thursday that he would not tolerate protests after next week's elections, a remark that drew a sharp reminder from Washington that Pakistanis have the right to demonstrate peacefully.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf  pledged on Monday to hold free elections as he began a European  trip aimed at bolstering outside support, but urged the West  not to hold Pakistan to unrealistic rights standards.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday expressed "very strong concerns" about Egypt's jailing of opposition leader Ayman Nour and said she wants the situation resolved quickly.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf this week urged steps to end the bitter dispute.
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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf promised Thursday that national elections scheduled for next month would be "free, fair and transparent," dismissing fraud concerns and brushing off criticism over his dismissal of the Supreme Court chief justice.
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The Bush administration has launched a behind-the-scenes campaign to persuade Pakistan to free democratic activists and lawyers, lift press restrictions and allow international observers into polling stations to ensure that the delayed parliamentary election is deemed credible by Pakistanis and by...
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called on Palestinians to end violence and look into forming a government that wins international acceptance.
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President Pervez Musharraf pledged that next week's elections would be free, fair and held on time, after political opponents accused him of planning to rig the vote so he could maintain his grip on power
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WAH, Pakistan  - Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto vowed to fight for workers' rights on Wednesday as she took her campaign for January general elections to an industrial belt near the capital.
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Islamabad, Oct 05 - Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pledged to continue his campaign against terrorism with full might as he and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz received separate briefings on national security by ISI in the light of military operations
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Sen. Joseph Biden urged Pakistani authorities to ensure that Monday's parliamentary elections are free and fair, warning that the country could face greater instability if the vote is rigged.
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BAGHDAD, Oct. 6 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making an unannounced visit to Iraq, urged the embattled government to accelerate efforts to foster national reconciliation and help end sectarian violence.
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DEAD SEA, Jordan  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pushed Israelis and Palestinians on Thursday to broaden their fragile Gaza ceasefire as Arab nations urged her to press Israel to ease restrictions in the occupied West Bank.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was on the phone, pleading for more time.