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JAMAICA Prime Minister PJ Patterson was preparing to take a helicopter trip to the rural parish of Clarendon yesterday afternoon to survey the damage done by Hurricane Ivan.
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The president of the United States  and prime minister of Japan held a news conference to discuss  affairs of state on Thursday but it was the king of rock and  roll who stole the show.
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Shosei Koda did not go to Iraq to distribute aid, reconstruct the country or strike it rich in the oil business. He was not connected with Japan's government or its armed forces.
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Pop icon Michael Jackson is just hours away from the start of his trial on child abuse charges in California.
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(Camp Zama, Japan-AP) Nov. 27, 2004 - Charles Jenkins hopes to make one more trip to the US before settling down to a new life in northern Japan.
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Threats from insurgents delayed a trip  by Iraqi political and religious leaders to the holy city of  Najaf on Tuesday to try and persuade a radical Shi'ite cleric  to end a rebellion that has killed hundreds.
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JERUSALEM -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday canceled a planned summit meeting this week with Ehud Olmert, saying the Israeli leader has failed to accept any of his suggestions for reducing tensions, such as renewing a cease-fire and releasing frozen tax revenue .
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Governors of US states frequently lead trade delegations to Japan, but rarely do they get the sort of reception being given to California&#39;s governor this week.
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The visit to Washington of Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister spurred a new salvo Thursday in the battle for the White House. Vice President Dick Cheney offered a pointed rebuke of Sen. John
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Republican presidential candidates made a major miscalculation this week by skipping the nation's largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, local party representatives and event organizers said.
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California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger  didn't bare his biceps when he met Japan's leader on Friday but  he did pledge to flex his muscles to promote trade.
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Home Minister Shivraj Patil who is on a three-day visit to J&amp;K will visit Jammu and Rajouri today. Patil will also visit Poonch where an Army jawan and two militants were killed this morning in an encounter.
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The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is visiting Kashmir for the first time since taking office, as some of its troops withdraw from Indian-administered Kashmir.
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Jordan's King Abdullah II left on working visits to France and Italy for talks on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation in Iraq ( news - web sites ) and terrorism, the state-run Petra news agency ...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today offered a glum assessment of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying that a trip to those nations last week left her discouraged, even though U.S. military personnel have performed "excellently."
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South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun arrived in the United States for a two-day visit to Los Angeles during which he was to meet with members of the city's vast Korean community before going on to the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Chile.
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President Bush arrived in Jordan on Wednesday for crisis talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki but a dinner involving the two leaders was canceled at the last moment.