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Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
Sabah
New York Times -
By JEFF ZELENY Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set aside their cordiality Tuesday evening and clashed over their plans to overhaul the nations health care system in a contentious debate one week before four potentially decisive …
Video: New candidate joins US presidential race
Obama, Clinton Debate Tactics
Senate Agrees To Debate Bill On Iraq Pullout
Ledger Independent
Washington Post -
By Paul Kane The Senate voted overwhelmingly yesterday to begin debating a bill that would require the administration to start withdrawing forces from Iraq in 120 days and cut funding for battlefield deployments, a surprise move supported by …
Senate Republicans agree to Iraq debate
Senate Democrats Focus on Economic Cost of War
With Change in the Air, Cubans Speculate on Currency
Sydney Morning Herald
Washington Post -
By Manuel Roig-Franzia HAVANA, Feb. 26 — Cubans swamped currency exchange offices Monday and early Tuesday in a brief but intense speculative frenzy fueled by rumors that new President Ral Castro would end the island's reviled dual currency system.
Castro's brother faces big challenges in Cuba
Ral Castro gives signals that Cuba will change
Hill stays in Beijing to work on N.Korea issue
Albany Times Union
Reuters -
TOKYO (Reuters) - The top US negotiator with North Korea stayed in Beijing for an extra day on Wednesday to work on reviving the stalled effort to persuade Pyongyang to give up its nuclear programs, the US State Department said.
Rice's Talks in China on North Korea Make Progress (Update1)
China Says It Will Resume Human Rights Talks With US
Annan Suspends Talks in Kenya
BBC Afrique
Washington Post -
A farmer works on a maize plantation in Maraguoa, Kenya, Monday Feb. 25 2008. Kenya's warring political parties resumed their lengthy and often bitter negotiations Monday to try to end a dispute over presidential elections that sparked nationwide …
Annan Tries to Spur Kenya Talks
Annan suspends Kenyan talks