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Pakistan: The Real Teetering Domino of the Middle East

Lincoln Chafee | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Given that even staunch Bush/Cheney supporters now admit colossal blunders in the Middle East, the United States cannot afford a misstep in dealing with Pakistan.

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Blasts Push Pakistan Toward New Policy

AP | ASIF SHAHZAD | Posted 03.11.2008 | Home

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan's crisis deepened after two suicide bombings killed 24 people and wounded more than 200 in this normally peaceful ci...

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Pakistan Opposition to Form Government

AP | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

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BHURBAN, Pakistan — Pakistan's election winners sealed an agreement Sunday to form a coalition government and said parliament would restore judg...

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Democratic Pakistan: an American Conundrum

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 02.22.2008 | Politics

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Isn't America supposed to welcome democracy? If so, why does it distrust it in Pakistan?

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US Urges Pakistan To Keep Musharraf Despite Massive Election Defeat

McClatchy | Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel | Posted 02.21.2008 | Politics

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The Bush administration is pressing the opposition leaders who defeated Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf to allow the former general to retain his...

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Musharraf Rejects Calls For Him To Resign

AFP | Danny Kemp | Posted 02.20.2008 | Politics

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Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rejected calls to resign as opposition parties on Wednesday mulled a coalition government that could force the ke...

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Opposition Calls On Musharraf To Resign After Crushing Election Defeat

London Times | Posted 02.19.2008 | Politics

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President Pervez Musharraf's leading opponents urged him to resign today as they jockeyed for position in a new coalition government after winning par...

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Musharraf Loses a "Referendum"; Pakistan Wins Big

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 02.18.2008 | Politics

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If Musharraf learns to co-habit with this new dispensation at the center, then he may be able to salvage his place in history.

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Biden Warns Pakistan on Elections

AP | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 02.17.2008 | Politics

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LAHORE, Pakistan — Sen. Joseph Biden urged Pakistani authorities to ensure that Monday's parliamentary elections are free and fair, warning that...

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Pakistan Holds Crucial Elections

AP | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 02.17.2008 | Politics

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political ...

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Al-Qaida And Taliban Now Threaten Pakistan's Survival

Washington Post | Walter Pincus | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

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Radical elements are now a threat to the survival of Pakistan, prompting Pakistani military leaders to recognize that more aggressive efforts are need...

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US State Department Expects 'Some' Fraud In Pakistan Polls

AFP | Posted 01.30.2008 | Politics

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The US State Department said Tuesday it expected Pakistan's upcoming elections to be tainted and called on all groups, including international monitor...

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Pakistan Rebuffs Secret US Pleas For CIA Buildup

NY Times | ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics

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The top two American intelligence officials traveled secretly to Pakistan early this month to press President Pervez Musharraf to allow the Central In...

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US Shift Seen to Pakistan, Afghanistan

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 01.27.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — In a shift with profound implications, the Bush administration is attempting to re-energize its terrorism-fighting war efforts in A...

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Musharraf Hits Out At Retired Generals

Financial Times | James Blitz | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan on Wednesday night angrily hit out at the retired generals who this week said that they no longer had confidence in him, ...

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U.S. Commander Orders Plans on Pakistan

Associated Press | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in Central Asia has launched planning for more extensive use of U.S. troops to train Pakistani armed f...

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Support for Musharraf Collapses At Home And Abroad

Washington Post | John Ward Anderson and Robin Wright | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

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As critical elections in Pakistan approach, President Pervez Musharraf is increasingly losing support from major constituencies, including his traditi...

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Beyond Elections: Searching for Leadership in Pakistan

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 01.16.2008 | Politics

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Pakistan's transition for democracy may be marred by the lack of a transnational leadership that can hold together the forces that threaten the unity of the federation.

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Musharraf: Troops Will "Shoot Anyone" Trying To Disrupt Elections

Associated Press | Munir Ahmed | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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President Pervez Musharraf warned troops would shoot anyone trying to disrupt parliamentary elections meant to bring stability to the country as it ba...

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Motorbike Bomb Kills 9 In Pakistan, Wounds Dozens

AP | ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

A bomb planted on a motorbike killed at least nine people and wounded 52 others Monday evening in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, officials said. ...

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Reid Wants Bush To Pressure Pakistan

Reuters | Posted 01.11.2008 | Politics

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Thursday urged President George W. Bush to consider cutting aid to Pakistan unless it restores full civil rights ...

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Profound Issues Remain as Pakistan Fights its Wars Within

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

Musharraf has often spoken about restoring democracy to Pakistan. But as Bhutto texted me about one of his statements before her return to Pakistan: "What people say and what happens r two diff things."

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Pakistan: US Forces Cannot Hunt Al Qaida, Taliban Militants On Our Soil

AP | SADAQAT JAN | Posted 01.06.2008 | Politics

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Pakistan reiterated Sunday that it will not let American forces hunt al-Qaida and Taliban militants on its soil, after a news report said Washington w...

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NYT Op-Ed: Bhutto Allowed Extremists Who Killed Her To Flourish

New York Times | WILLIAM DALRYMPLE | Posted 01.04.2008 | Politics

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WHEN, in May 1991, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India was killed by a suicide bomber, there was an international outpouring of grief. Recent ...

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Inappropriate Hottie Rundown: Political Heir Apparents

23/6: News You Can Misuse | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

The new leader of Benazir Bhutto's political party (PPP) is none other than her 19-year-old son, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The teen, whose grandfather a...

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