Officials voice their opinion on Lahoud extended term
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Hoss: &#39;It should be made clear that the US opposed the constitutional amendment ... in order to exert diplomatic pressure on Syria&#39;.
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Lebanese President Emile Lahoud said he wants to serve a second term in office, but he needs a constitutional amendment and the approval of power broker Syria to stay there.
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Now that destiny was fulfilled, faster than anyone expected, with the Lebanese Council of Ministers accepting to amend the constitution in order to extend President Emile Lahoud&#39;s term for three more years, it is enough for the Lebanese, who objected to
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MINSK, Belarus  - The president of Belarus,  confident of victory in a referendum Sunday to extend his rule,  promised to serve his people better if they voted "yes" and  told the West to keep criticism of his rule to itself.
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BEIRUT -- Lebanon's Parliament amended the country's constitution yesterday to extend pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud's term, ignoring UN calls to hold an election to choose the head of state.
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The fate of the five Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya has been discussed by the French President Jacques Chirac and Libyan leader Muammar Quaddafi.
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Debate over a presidential extension might turn into a serious crisis in Lebanese-Syrian relations.
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BEIRUT, Aug 29  - Lebanese President Emile Lahoud seemed assured of three more years in office at powerbroker Syria&#39;s behest Sunday, after the cabinet opened the way in a session lasting only a few minutes.
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By TOM GALLAGHER  For the record, I will insist that formal discussions about allegations made against me by Mayor Lionel Rivera occur in public and be open to public participation. The issues bear on matters of ethics and values of your elected officials; the people have a right to know.
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Lebanon&#39;s parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to extend the term of Syrian-backed President Emile Lahoud, despite a UN Security Council resolution warning Damascus against interfering in Lebanon.
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President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was headed for an almost certain five-year extension of his mandate when Tunisians voted in presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.
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âFrank, objective and realisticâ was the phrase applied by sources at the presidential palace to the talks held between President Emile Lahoud and the Maronite patriarch, Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, at the patriarchal residence in Bkerki.
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Whereas President Emile Lahoud has been constantly calling for the consolidation of national unity, from which Lebanon derives its strength and capacity to face all the challenges it is confronted with, in ...
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influential Beirut daily An-Nahar, which carried an &quot;honour roll&quot; of the 29 deputies who voted against the extension. Ninety-six deputies voted in favour of the constitutional amendment, with three absent.
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Lebanon&#39;s Cabinet voted Saturday to amend the country&#39;s constitution to permit President Emile Lahoud to stay in office for three more years after his present term ends.
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Official say conditions improved over the day, but they remain braced for trouble this evening.
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The State Department accused Syria on Friday of threatening members of Lebanon's parliament to force enactment of an extension of three years in the term of pro-Syrian President Emile Lahoud.