Powell Drops Greece Trip; Concern for Games Cited
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Secretary of State Colin L. Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern that his presence -- expected to be met with antiwar protests -- might disrupt the closing ceremony of the Olympics, State Department officials
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Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael  Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell abruptly  canceled plans to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in  Athens on Sunday, a visit that had triggered angry protests  from anti-war groups.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell will  represent the United States at the Olympic Games closing  ceremony in Athens on August 29, the Greek foreign ministry  said on Sunday.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell  on Friday rejected suggestions that Washington was trying to  edge out the United Nations as leader of the international  relief effort for the Indian Ocean tsunami.
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Greek police hurled tear gas on Friday  to disperse demonstrators marching on the U.S. embassy in  Athens to protest against a visit by Secretary of State Colin  Powell to the Olympics this weekend.
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The U.S. isn t attempting to influence Ukraine, Georgia and other former Soviet republics and is supporting democracy in those countries, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said.
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Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled his trip to Greece at the last minute partly because of concern his presence might have disrupted the closing ceremony at the Olympics.
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The US State Department has announced the cancellation of Secretary of State Colin Powell&#39;s planned lightning visit to Athens to attend the Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.
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ATHENS, Greece - US Secretary of State Colin Powell canceled a weekend visit to attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics, prompting Greek communists who had organized anti-American protests in central Athens to claim victory Saturday.
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Greek activists have hoisted a massive banner on the Acropolis against the scheduled visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell, due in Athens for the Olympics this weekend.
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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Power canceled a weekend visit to Greece on Saturday, just hours after demonstrators staged a protest march.
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The Greek government on Friday urged protestors planning demonstrations against the arrival here of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell not to mar the hitherto
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ATHENS, Feb 16 (IPS) - Fears have grown that a rocket attack on the U.S.   embassy last month could indicate  increased targeting of U.S.  facilities in Greece.
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ATHENS - On a day on which both Greece and the Olympics celebrated themselves by returning the Games to their ancient home in Olympia, two popular Greek athletes withdrew from the track and field competition amid a scandal befitting that ...
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ATHENS -- A coalition of leftist and anarchist groups plans to march on the US Embassy today to protest Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to Greece. Powell is scheduled to attend the closing ceremonies Sunday. The group -- under the banner &quot;Anti-2004&quot; -- said it opposes both the Olympic movement and American foreign policy.
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Greece was rocked by the threat of being stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team manager offered to quit on Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.