Bush gets boost from votes in Afghanistan, Australia
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Afghanistan's first democratic vote and the electoral success of Australia's Prime Minister John Howard, a staunch Iraq war ally, gave President George W. Bush a major boost three weeks from the US vote.
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US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were among the first to make phone calls to congratulate Australian Prime Minister John Howard on his re-election on Saturday.
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President Bush today announced an increase in U.S. forces in Afghanistan "for the foreseeable future" to help confront a resurgent Taliban, and he urged European allies to lift restrictions that currently confine some of their NATO troops to secure areas of the country.
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When President Bush meets Iraq and  Afghanistan's leaders this week, his re-election campaign will  tout their countries as foreign policy successes but analysts  point to the political fragility of these men.
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President Bush said Saturday that the voting in Afghanistan was a remarkable achievement due in some part to his administration. "A marvelous thing is happening in Afghanistan," Bush told a breakfast fund-raiser for local Republican candidates. "Freedom is powerful. Think about a society in which young girls couldn't go to school, and their mothers were whipped in the public square, and today they're holding a presidential election."
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Most governments around the world reacted to the news of George Bush&#39;s re-election yesterday with a diplomatic straight bat. France, Germany and other European countries pledged to work with the new administration
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London, Nov. 4 (NNN): Leaders across the world have congratulated George Walker Bush on his re-election as the United States president.
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When President Bush meets Iraq and Afghanistan's leaders this week, his re-election campaign will tout their countries as foreign policy successes but analysts point to the political fragility of these men.
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President Bush took heart Wednesday in Republican wins for House seats in Ohio and Virginia.
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US President George W. Bush saidon Saturday that the kickoff of Afghan presidential elections was a remarkable achievement. &quot;A marvelous thing is happening in Afghanistan,&quot; Bush
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SYDNEY  - Australians went to the polls in national elections tipped to see the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard, a key US ally in Iraq, beat off a strong challenge from the center-left Labor Party.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;S involvement in Iraq and terrorism strikes in Southeast Asia have made defence and national security potentially decisive issues for voters as polling day nears.
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NATO nations need to increase the number of troops they send to Afghanistan, President Bush said in a speech Thursday.
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World News, New York,With President George W. Bush projected to win 186 electoral votes against his Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry&#39;s 112 votes within the first two hours of the national election coming to an end in many parts of the country
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Top foreign officials across Europe are either accepting or welcoming the second term for President Bush. Meeting in Moscow, Italian prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they welcome the Bush win.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an  election which offered the choice between a conservative  government that unreservedly backs the United States and its  Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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SINGAPORE : Asian stocks rose Wednesday on indications that US President George W. Bush, whose trade and business policies are seen as more market friendly in the region, will be re-elected.