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Pakistani Elections

Support for Musharraf Collapses At Home And Abroad

Washington Post | John Ward Anderson and Robin Wright | Posted 03.28.2008 | 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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Fatima Bhutto: Pakistanis Favor The GOP

Celeste Fremon | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Celeste Fremon

Fatima Bhutto, niece of Benazir Bhutto, recently spoke with OffTheBus about the upcoming 2008 elections, why her countrymen like the GOP, and her country's recent descent into military rule.

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Bush Admin Won't Have To Cut Aid To Pakistan Anytime Soon

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The Bush administration has concluded it is not legally required to cut or suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Pakistan despite Presiden...

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Pakistan Police Surround Former PM Bhutto's Home

The New York Times | JANE PERLEZ and DAVID ROHDE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Pakistani police placed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto under house arrest Friday, uncoiling barbed wire in front of her Islamabad villa, and reporte...

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Up To 136 Reported Dead After Blasts Near Ex-Pakistani Prime Minister Bhutto's Convoy

AP | ASHRAF KHAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Former Prime Minister Benezir Bhutto, her return from exile shattered by a suicide attack that killed up to 136 people, blamed militants Friday for tr...

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Pakistani Supreme Court To Decide On Musharraf Victory

The New York Times | MATTHEW PENNINGTON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Gen. Pervez Musharraf easily won the presidential election on Saturday, but an opposition boycott and pending hearings in the Supreme Court, which sti...

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Protests In Pakistan As Election Committee Approves Musharraf Candidacy

Associated Press | ZARAR KHAN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Riot police fired tear gas and used batons on protesting lawyers Saturday as Pakistan's Election Commission approved President Gen. Pervez Musharraf'...

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Pakistani Supreme Court Says Musharraf Can Run Again

Associated Press | STEPHEN GRAHAM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Pakistan's Supreme Court removed the main obstacle to President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's bid for another five years in power when it dismissed legal c...

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