A Second Term for Syria's Assad
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He has defied most expectations since taking over for his father seven years ago. But now Bashar Assad, about to begin a second term, faces his real test
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The incumbent John Kufuor of the New Patriotic Party is set for a second term as President of Ghana, as counting from the 2004 elections comes to an end.
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Syrians went to the polls on Sunday to re-elect President Bashar al-Assad for a second term in a ballot for which he was the only candidate allowed to run.
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DAMASCUS, Syria, May 27 -- Posters plastered on walls of the capital and songs blaring from cars and loudspeakers proclaimed "We love you" as Syrians voted Sunday in a referendum to endorse President Bashar al-Assad -- the only candidate -- for a second term.
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Senator Bill Nelson met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday, a week after a U.S. bipartisan panel recommended the Bush administration engage Syria to help stabilize Iraq.
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In November 2004, Lebanese President Emil Lahoud will complete his six-year term. Parliament, according to the constitution, has to elect the new president (from the Maronite Christian community).
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Turkey's Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has a second, improved, chance at the presidency, says the BBC's Sarah Rainsford.
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DAMASCUS -- US Senator Bill Nelson met President Bashar al-Assad of Syria yesterday, a week after a US bipartisan panel recommended the Bush administration engage Syria to help stabilize Iraq. Nelson, a Florida Democrat, was named to the Intelligence Committee this week and said he was on a fact-finding mission to the region. Members of the US Congress have shunned ...
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BEIRUT: Less than a month after he resigned his post to protest the Syrian-orchestrated extension of President Emile Lahoud's mandate, former Minister Marwan Hamade was targeted by a car bomb that killed one of ...
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An upbeat President Bush set forth an aggressive agenda for the next four years, but he also must deal with the realities his predecessors faced &#151; second terms tend to be disappointments, often marred by scandals, infighting and lackluster performances.
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Description: Although most of the second term plans articulated by President Bush have focused on domestic issues, a post-Arafat era could force President Bush to put Middle East peace back on the White House agenda.
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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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President Bashar Assad won another seven years in office, getting 97 percent of the vote in a nationwide referendum on his leadership in which he was the only candidate, according to results announced Tuesday.
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He was against it before he was for it. The same president who mocked the idea of talking with Iran and Syria as recently as two weeks ago is now sending emissaries to a regional conference to talk with Iran and Syria.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon -- President Emile Lahoud appointed staunchly pro-Syrian politician Omar Karami as prime minister on Thursday and asked him to form the next government, replacing billionaire Rafik Hariri in a move that consolidates Syria&#39;s hold on
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BEIRUT, 29 August 2004 - Lebanonâs Cabinet approved a bill yesterday that would allow President Emile Lahoud to seek re-election, pleasing power broker Syria but opposed by a growing number of influential Lebanese and several major foreign powers.
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President George W. Bush has promised to push in a second term to revive. whom Bush has shunned as an obstacle to peace, dies. Bush responded with kind words to reports