But regional rivalries may block it
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A panel commissioned by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to draft a plan to broaden the UN Security Council is expected to issue its recommendations tomorrow.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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By Brahma Chellaney  The sharpening Asian competition over energy resources   has obscured another danger: Water shortages in much of Asia are becoming a threat to rapid economic modernization.
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The ferocious battles of the last three days could open the way to wider conflicts. But there may be both more and less than meets the eye.
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As the courts mull whether to rerun the election, lines sharpen along the country's east-west divide.
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Attempt to put Roger Federerâs deepening rivalry with Rafael Nadal into historical perspective, and it is striking how few great rivalries tennis has had to choose from of late.
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Lebanon's power brokers and their regional backers seem inclined to seek a compromise, but the passions stoked by their showdown may not be easily defused
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The country isn't ready for another football league.
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Ohio State is the top seed in this region, but the feeling here is that the Buckeyes won't be the top dog when the teams come out of San Antonio. Nor will No. 2 Memphis, although the Tigers can play with anyone. We think this is going to be a Texas weekend in Texas -- or, rather, an Aggie weekend.
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The prospect of a Steelers-Eagles matchup in the Super Bowl would find Pennsylvania football fanatics divided by an imaginary line somewhere between the two cities.
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Terrell Owens isn't the only once dancing in Pennsylvania these days. The Eagles and Steelers once were so closely tied they briefly shared owners and players during World War II. The paths of these cross-state rivals rarely cross nowadays, but Sunday's matchup offers up two of the NFL's best teams in what many Pennsylvanians hope is the first of two Pittsburgh-Philadelphia games this season.
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Europe&#39;s top coaches may like to be seen to disagree with each other in public, but they are all united on the topic of this season&#39;s Champions League.
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EUROPEAN football could be rocked by proposals setting the minimum number of homegrown players clubs must field. Under new Uefa guidelines, it could be that all clubs in Europe are forced into having between
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KLAGENFURT, Austria  - As the fight to qualify for next year's European Championship resumes this weekend, the only two countries to have already made sure of their starting places face their own battles.
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As Maryland and West Virginia gear up for Thursday's "Burning Coach Bowl," it's worth noting that the two teams may not be as far apart as you might think.
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There's money to be made in mediating others' software rivalries.
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Some observers believe the two arch-rivals will wind up adopting the other's design.