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VILLAVICENCIO, Colombia (Reuters) - A delicate mission to free three hostages held by Colombian guerrillas appeared to collapse on Monday as the government and rebel leaders accused each other of trying to kill the deal.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sara Jane Moore, one of two women who tried to assassinate President Gerald Ford in a three-week span in 1975, was freed on parole on Monday after almost 32 years in prison, a government spokesman said.
Bush signs into law Sudan divestment measuremore similar news »
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - The United States and Britain are pressuring Kenya to investigate possible voting irregularities in an election that returned President Mwai Kibaki to power and triggered rioting in which more than 100 people have died.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January 8 poll, with expectations it will be delayed by up to two months after Benazir Bhutto's killing.
