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      <description>US President George W Bush plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics despite a potential boycott, according to US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte.</description>
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      <title>Clinton wins in key Pennsylvania primary </title>
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      <description>Zimbabwe's High Court has rejected an opposition plea for the immediate release of results from last month's controversial presidential elections.</description>
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      <title>Bush to freeze US pullout from Iraq in July</title>
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      <description>US President George W Bush has come under fresh criticism over his policies on Iraq.</description>
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      <title>BMA calls for negotiations following pay cut for junior doctors</title>
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      <title>Top al-Quaeda leader believed dead</title>
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      <description>Confusion reigned supreme in San Francisco yesterday as the Olympic torch relay turned into a city-wide game of hide and seek.  </description>
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      <title>Johnson leads Livingstone in Mayoral race</title>
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      <description>The latest Guardian/ICM poll of Londoners suggests that Boris Johnson could pull off a sensational victory over Ken Livingstone on May 1st. </description>
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      <description>The Irish Prime Minister, Bertie Ahern, has announced he is stepping down and will leave office on May 6th.</description>
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      <description>The candidates for the next Mayor of London may have been confirmed, but according to the capital’s voters the best man for the job isn't on the list.</description>
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