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Spain's foreign minister to join efforts to end crisis in Lebanon (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:56:42 GMT
Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos is to leave for Beirut late Wednesday to join diplomatic efforts to end Lebanon's political crisis, a diplomatic source said.

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Lebanon deal elusive as U.N. warns of confrontation (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:29:51 GMT
Lebanon's main anti-Syrian Christian leader accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of blocking a deal on a new president, just two days before the incumbent's term ends.

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Lebanon: Presidential Vote Postponed (New York Times)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:17:55 GMT
A parliamentary vote set for today to elect Lebanon?s next president has been put off until Friday as the country?s deeply divided political factions remain at loggerheads over who should replace Émile Lahoud, whose term expires that day.

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U.N.'s Ban warns against "confrontation" in Lebanon (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:25:25 GMT
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday there was "a real possibility of a confrontation" if Lebanon fails to elect a president by the end of this week.

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Election a tinderbox for Lebanon (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT
Lebanon's grave political crisis peaks this week with feuding politicians in last-ditch negotiations to elect a new president, knowing that failure risks tearing the country apart.

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Lebanon presidential vote postponed for fourth time (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:57:58 GMT
Lebanon's presidential election was postponed on Tuesday for a fourth time amid last-ditch efforts by the government and the opposition to agree a consensus candidate by a Friday deadline.

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Hailstorm sets off bomblets in Lebanon (USA Today)
read story   Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:14:32 GMT
The season's first hailstorm Tuesday was a blessing in disguise for cluster bomb-infested parts of southern Lebanon, triggering blasts from previously unexploded bomblets. No injuries were reported.

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UN's Ban warns against "confrontation" in Lebanon (AlertNet)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:27:59 GMT
Source: Reuters UNITED NATIONS, Nov 21 (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday there was "a real possibility of a confrontation" if Lebanon fails to elect a president by the end ...

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Christian leader says Syria blocking Lebanon deal (AlertNet)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:12:14 GMT
Source: Reuters By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Lebanon's main anti-Syrian Christian leader accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of blocking a deal on a new president by threatening chaos if their ...

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Lebanon deal elusive, UN warns of confrontation (AlertNet)
read story   Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:42:14 GMT
Source: Reuters (Recasts with U.N. comment) By Nadim Ladki BEIRUT, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Lebanon's main anti-Syrian Christian leader accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of blocking a deal on a new president, ...