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Tainted Turkey Prompts Recall (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 02:59:02 GMT

Diestel Turkey Ranch, a Chinese Camp, California, firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 6,907 pounds of ready-to-eat turkey products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Wednesday.


Turkey set for early election to end crisis (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 19:43:30 GMT

Turkey headed on Wednesday for early parliamentary elections on July 22 to settle a standoff between the Islamist-rooted government and the secular elite over the country's strict separation of mosque and state.


Q&A about political tensions in Turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 18:48:30 GMT

Questions and answers about the recent political tensions in Turkey:


Getting Turkey right (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 16:12:34 GMT

The decision to block the election of a new president was an unfortunate intervention in Turkey's political process.


Turkey's prime minister calls for early elections (International Herald Tribune)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 12:29:45 GMT

Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for national elections in June, and his party began to press for constitutional changes to aid its campaign. But Turkey's electoral board suggested July 22 and a final decision was expected Thursday.


Tough test for Turkey's democracy (BBC News)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 20:27:22 GMT

The political impasse has taken Turkey into uncharted waters, writes the BBC's Chris Morris.


Turkey ruling party seeks early election (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 10:15:11 GMT

Turkey's Islamic-rooted ruling party appealed to parliament Wednesday to declare early general elections to be held June 24, opening the way for an easing of tensions with the secular establishment.


Turkey eyes early election (The Washington Times)
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Thu, 03 May 2007 04:12:25 GMT

From combined dispatches ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey headed yesterday for early parliamentary elections on July 22 to settle a standoff between the Islamist-rooted government and the secular elite over the country's strict separation of mosque and state.


Turkey Plans Legal Steps on Presidency Vote This Week (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 19:34:34 GMT

May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Turkey's government plans to rush legal changes through parliament this week to let ordinary voters elect a new president, potentially sparking renewed tensions with the opposition and the army.


Q&A: Turkey's political crisis (BBC News)
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Wed, 02 May 2007 14:57:12 GMT

Turkey is in turmoil, with a presidential election in disarray, demonstrators on the streets, and financial markets wobbling violently.