Kenya opposition rally falters as U.S. sends envoy
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A planned opposition rally faltered on Friday, giving Kenya some respite from post-election turmoil that has killed more than 300 people and threatened one of Africa's strongest economies.
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Kenya opposition challenger Raila Odinga's lead sharply narrowed over President Mwai Kibaki to just 38,000 votes on Saturday, latest official election figures showed.
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Kenyans faced more turmoil on Friday after both sides in the country's deadly political crisis accused each other of trying to sink mediation efforts.
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A new flare-up of violence shook Kenya on Friday and fresh political recriminations dulled hopes a breakthrough meeting between the president and opposition leader could resolve a month-long crisis.
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Kenya's opposition on Friday called  three days of nationwide protests next week after mediation  failed and the country's post-election crisis worsened.
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The American ambassador to Kenya said that his worry about the post-election crisis was the possible rift among the countryâs opposing politicians.
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African Union-led crisis talks on Kenya failed Thursday but mediators said President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition had agreed to work with former UN chief Kofi Annan to end unrest that has left hundreds dead.
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Kenya's president and his chief rival made key concessions Monday to end their election dispute, calling off protests and agreeing to talks under U.S. pressure
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The African Union chairman headed to  Kenya on Tuesday to help end turmoil that has killed almost 500  people, but hopes of a swift breakthrough seemed to falter.
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Kenya's main opposition party called Friday for mass rallies nationwide in the wake of the African Union's failure to resolve a deadly election dispute.
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NAIROBI, Kenya -- The vote count from Kenya's election was rigged, but both parties could have been involved, the chief U.S. envoy for Africa said Monday, declining to blame either President Mwai Kibaki or the opposition leader who ran against him.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in Kenya on Monday to push talks to end the post-election crisis but can expect a lukewarm welcome from the government, bristling at Western pressure for a quick deal.
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The US ambassador to Kenya strongly rejects claims the international community has stirred up election violence.
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U.S. envoy Jendayi Frazer was to meet again Monday with Kenya's opposition leader, who has signaled he is willing to share power with the government he accuses of rigging elections but at the same time called for mass rallies Â a move that threatens renewed bloodletting.
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Kenya's opposition challenger Raila Odinga took the lead on Friday in the race to govern east Africa's biggest economy, the vote count showed, while tempers frayed over delays in the counting process.
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ELDORET, Kenya  -- Kenya's opposition leader rejected talks with the president on Tuesday, describing an invitation to meet as ''public relations gimmickry'' that would undermine attempts to end the ethnically-charged election standoff that has killed more than 500 people.
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The American government took its toughest position yet on Kenyaâs disputed elections, calling on the president and opposition leaders to meet immediately.