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| Apr. 29 |
Turkey |
Controversial law reformed |
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| Apr. 26 |
Iran |
Conservatives claim election win The conservatives have said they captured about 80 percent of the 82 parliamentary seats up for grabs in the runoff election
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| Apr. 25 |
Brazil |
Plans to control access to Amazon |
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| Apr.15 |
Paris |
France targets anorexia in media |
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| Apr.12 |
Haiti |
Prime minister ousted over food prices Parliament has voted to dismiss Jacques Edouard Alexis after deadly protests over rising food prices. 16 of 27 senators voted for the dismis...
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| Apr.10 |
U.S. Supreme Court |
Democrats: Bush is avoiding Iraq decisions
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Route changes mark Olympic torch relay
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| Apr.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Petraeus: US 'must suspend' withdrawal
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| Apr.2 |
Zimbabwe |
Opposition wins assembly
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| Mar.21 |
U.S. Congress |
House speaker blasts China over Tibet |
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| Mar.18 |
Kenya |
Lawmakers passes power-sharing deal |
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| Mar.13 |
Canada |
Parlament extends Afghan mission |
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| Mar.8 |
Serbia |
Prime Minister dissolves government
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| Mar.6 |
Kenya |
President pushes peace deal
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| Feb.29 |
U.S. Congress |
Air tanker deal provokes US row |
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| Feb.23 |
Nigeria |
Legal blow for senator |
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| Feb.13 |
U.S. Congress |
Baseball star Clemens denies doping |
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Malaysia |
Parliament dissolved |
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Spielberg boycotts Olympic role
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| Jan.31 |
Kenya |
Talks on hold as lawmaker killed |
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| Jan.28 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush addresses US economy fears
President George W Bush has urged Americans to have confidence in the economy in the long-term, as he gives his final State of the Union add...
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Deal reached on US economic plan The White House and the Democrats in Congress have agreed a $150bn stimulus package that will offer tax rebates to boost growth
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| Jan.23 |
Rome |
PM under pressure to quit |
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| Jan.15 |
Kenya |
Opposition wins two posts
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Kenya |
Rivals clash over speaker |
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| Jan.12 |
Baghdad |
Ban eased on Saddam-era officials
The parliament has passed legislation allowing former officials from Baath party to return to public life
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| Dec.18 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate passes $70B in war funds
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| Dec.1 |
Sudan |
UK lawmakers' bid to free teacher |
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| Nov.23 |
Beirut |
MPs fail to elect president
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| Nov.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Sarkozy applauded by US Congress
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Musharraf imposes emergency rule
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| Oct.25 |
U.S. Congress |
Vote on Armenian genocide put off
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| Oct.17 |
Turkey |
MPs clear attacks in Iraq
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| Oct.16 |
U.S. Congress |
Lawmaker: Yahoo knew China's intent |
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Turkey |
Turkey seeks green light on Iraq |
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
Armenia bill: Bush in damage control |
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U.S. Congress |
US bill on Armenia moves forward 
A bill recognising the killing of Armenians in Ottoman times as genocide passed through the House Foreign Affairs Committee by 27 votes to 21
| The nonbinding resolution says the deportation of nearly 2 million Armenians from the Ottoman Empire between in 1915-1923, resulting in the deaths of 1.5 million, amounted to 'genocide'
President Bush and key figures lobbied hard against the measure.
Turkish President Gul carried is calling the decision 'unacceptable,' saying it 'doesn't fit a major power like the United States.'
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Washington |
Rice warns against Armenia bill |
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| Oct.5 |
Iraq |
Iraqi lawmaker detained in raid |
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| Sep.25 |
Japan |
Lower house elects Fukuda as PM| A quiet compromiser has promised to bring stability and moderation to tumultuous political scene | | |
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| Sep.24 |
Beirut |
Politicians seek safety in guarded hotel |
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100,000 protest junta
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| Sep.11 |
U.S. Congress |
Democrats counter Iraq testimony |
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| Sep.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Gen. Petraeus: 'Surge' is working 
| U.S. commander told a fractious congressional hearing that the 30,000 troops deployed to Iraq in January could come home by next July. David Petraeus told a Congressional panel that the military ob... | |
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| Sep.4 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraqis fail Congress targets |
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| Aug.28 |
Turkey |
Turks elect ex-Islamist president 
| Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has been elected president in a parliamentary vote in a third round of voting. Gul is the first politician with an Islamist background to become head of state si... | |
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| Aug.27 |
Greece |
MPs row over fire response |
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| Aug.23 |
U.S. Congress |
Top Republican urges Iraq pullout |
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| Aug.6 |
Japan |
Eda choosen as upper house leader |
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| Aug.4 |
Turkey |
Parliament being sworn in |
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| Aug.2 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate tightens lobbying rules |
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| Jul.12 |
U.S. Congress |
House of Reps votes for troop pullout |
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| Jun.28 |
U.S. Congress |
Vote dashes Bush immigration plan |
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Brown: Let work of change begin
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| Jun.17 |
Paris |
Sarkozy's allies won majority in elections
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| Jun.16 |
West Bank |
Fatah gunmen storm parliament |
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| May.10 |
U.S. Congress |
House passes Iraq funding bill |
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Turkey |
Final vote for Turkish reforms |
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| May.1 |
Turkey |
Presidential vote annulled
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Washington |
Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal bill |
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| Apr.26 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Iraq pull-out plan
The Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to start withdrawing by October
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| Apr.25 |
U.S. Congress |
US House votes for Iraq deadline |
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| Apr.12 |
Japan |
Chinese PM: Better Japan ties Wen Jiabao in a speech to the Japanese parliament urged Tokyo not to forget its past military aggressions in Asia
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| Mar.27 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate votes for Iraq deadline
The Senate has endorsed a deadline of March 2008 for the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
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EU agrees renewable energy target
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| Feb.13 |
U.S. Congress |
House of Representatives clashes on Iraq |
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| Feb.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Republicans block Iraq war debate |
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| Jan.31 |
Venezuela |
Lawmakers give Chavez sweeping powers |
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| Jan.18 |
Venezuela |
Rule by decree passed for Chavez National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the President the power to rule by decree for 18 months
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Dec.1 |
Mexico |
Fracas mars inauguration
Felipe Calderon has been sworn in as presiden, after brawls in Congress between lawmakers, divided by the tight election
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| Nov.14 |
South Africa |
S Africa approves same-sex unions |
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
French in Armenia 'genocide' row 
| French parliament approved a bill making it a crime to deny Armenians suffered genocide by Ottoman Turks. Armenia says Turks killed 1.5m people systematically in 1... | |
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| Sep.30 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress OKs 700 miles of Mexico fence |
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Russian officers on spying charge
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| Sep.14 |
U.S. Congress |
Senators defy Bush on tribunals
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| Sep.1 |
Mexico |
Leftist lawmakers muzzle President Fox Vicente Fox was forced to forego the state-of-the-nation address after leftist lawmakers stormed the stage
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| May.20 |
Baghdad |
Parliament approves Cabinet The new 37-minister government is including members of the main Shia, Kurd and Sunni parties
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| May.18 |
Nepal |
King stripped of most powers |
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| May.16 |
Netherlands |
Lawmaker quits in asylum row |
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| Apr.28 |
Nepal |
Parliament reopens after 4 years |
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| Apr.24 |
Nepal |
King agreed to reinstate parliament Jubilant Nepalis have taken to the streets in celebration in parts of the capital Kathmandu
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| Apr.22 |
Baghdad |
Parliament elects new leaders |
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| Apr.16 |
Iraq |
Bombs kill at least 34 amid deadlock |
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| Mar.16 |
Baghdad |
First meeting for Iraq parliament |
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Mar.10 |
Baghdad |
Talabani called parliament to meet |
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| Mar.6 |
West Bank |
Hamas MPs curtail Abbas's powers
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| Feb.18 |
West Bank |
Hamas takes power vowing no talks
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| Dec.22 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush suffers Patriot Act defeat |
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| Dec.19 |
Kabul |
Cheney attends parliament ceremony |
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Secret U.S. spy powers sparks anger
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| Nov.15 |
Paris |
Lawmakers back new powers |
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| Oct.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate backs detainee rights |
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| Sep.29 |
U.S. Congress |
Roberts confirmed as chief justice The Senate voted on the appointment of John Roberts as the next US Supreme Court chief justic
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| Sep.28 |
Texas |
Tom DeLay faces criminal charge |
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| Sep.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush seeks $50bn hurricane relief |
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| Aug.15 |
Baghdad |
Constitution deadline extended |
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| Jul.24 |
Manila |
Lawmakers bid to impeach Arroyo |
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50,000 mourn Srebrenica dead
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| Jul.1 |
Berlin |
Schroeder loses confidence vote |
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| Jun.20 |
Beirut |
Hariri camp secured majority in parliament The anti-Syrian opposition is breaking Damascus' long political hold on its tiny neighbor
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| May.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Galloway takes on US oil accusers |
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Leaders mourn Soviet wartime dead
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| May.3 |
Baghdad |
Parliament swears in partial government 7 posts in Prime Minister Jaafari's cabinet, including the defence and oil, remain unfilled amid partisan haggling
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| Apr.28 |
Iraq |
Lawmakers approve Cabinet list
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| Apr.20 |
Ecuador |
Congress votes out president
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| Mar.28 |
Jerusalem |
Knesset rejects Gaza referendum |
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| Mar.27 |
Kyrgyzstan |
Rival MPs battle for power |
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| Mar.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Deadlock in right-to-die case |
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| Mar.16 |
Iraq |
Assembly meets amid blasts
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| Mar.13 |
Beijing |
Congress passes Taiwan bill
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| Mar.11 |
London |
Government's terror bill passed |
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| Feb.17 |
Baghdad |
Shiites win majority in assembly |
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Leaders mark Auschwitz liberation
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| Dec.8 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress Approves Intelligence Bill |
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| Nov.27 |
Ukraine |
Parliament rejects election results |
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| Nov.2 |
U.S. Congress |
Senate chief Daschle loses seat |
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| Oct.27 |
European Union |
Barroso backs down over EU vote |
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| Oct.26 |
Jerusalem |
Parliament OKs Sharon's withdrawal plan
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| Oct.7 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraq war debate fuelled by report |
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D-Day: 'America would do it again'
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| Mar.11 |
South Korea |
National Assembly votes to impeach Roh
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South Korea |
Roh impeachment vote gets physical |
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| Feb.21 |
Iran |
'Landslide' for hard-liners
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| Feb.10 |
Paris |
MPs back headscarf ban The bill, passed by 494 votes to 36, to banned all overt religious symbols from state schools
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| Mar.1 |
Turkey |
Turkey fails to approve US deployment
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Millions in peace protests
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| Dec.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Lott stepping down as majority leader |
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| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers |
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| Jun.11 |
Kabul |
Former king opened loya jirga Mohammed Zahir Shah has told a traditional gathering that he wants to adopt a democratic system based on Islam
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Shock success for Le Pen
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| Sep.20 |
U.S. Congress |
Bush addresses nation in Congress
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Crown prince kills royal family
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| Jun.4 |
Northern Ireland |
Parliamentary powers restored
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| Feb.26 |
Iran |
Reformists win control of parliament
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| Feb.2 |
New Hampshire |
Gore, McCain tops in nation's first primary |