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Articles: Kerry overshadowed by negative news on Iraq

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:55 AM

	A poll found that his backers mostly based their support on a dislike for Bush, and many voters feel they don't know him. Read full article: 'Kerry overshadowed by negative news on Iraq'

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Articles: The roots of torture?

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:51 AM

	WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials yesterday adamantly denied charges in a New Yorker magazine article that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other key officials had approved a plan to expand from Afghanistan to Iraq a secret interrogation program that included rough treatment and sexual humiliation. Read full article: 'The roots of torture?'

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Articles: Desire for change at Karibib, Usakos and Omaruru

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:44 AM

	MORE than 60 per cent of registered voters turned out to cast their ballots at Karibib, Usakos and Omaruru on Friday. Read full article: 'Desire for change at Karibib, Usakos and Omaruru'

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Articles: Getting a handle on Unam

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:33 AM

	ONE of the first things Higher Education Minister Nahas Angula would do if elected President of Namibia would be to amend the University of Namibia law so that the Head of State was not automatically its chancellor. Read full article: 'Getting a handle on Unam'

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Articles: Prisoners exercise their constitutional right

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:31 AM

	PRISONERS were also given the opportunity to cast their votes, under the close watch of wardens, in Friday's Local Authority election. Read full article: 'Prisoners exercise their constitutional right'

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Articles: Father and son back in court for murder

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:28 AM

	A FATHER and son accused of murder, Hendrik Johannes Venter (Snr) and Johannes Hendrik Venter, appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court on Thursday on a charge that they killed a woman in Windhoek in April 2002, before hiding her body in a school store room in the capital for over a year. Read full article: 'Father and son back in court for murder'

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Articles: Election springs some surprises

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:21 AM

	SWAPO has increased its control over Local Authority councils countrywide by three, up from 26 to 29 out of 44 - but had to endure defeat at some towns where the ruling party's head office had forced candidates onto supporters. Read full article: 'Election springs some surprises'

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Articles: Rehoboth: Determined to vote for change

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:19 AM

	AS he stood at the fuel station on Friday morning staring into the distance, Efraim Boeck emphasised that things were going to change in the Rehoboth administration. Read full article: 'Rehoboth: Determined to vote for change'

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Articles: Nurse dies in ambulance accident, five die in collision

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:17 AM

	A STATE ambulance overturned about 83 kilometres north of Okahandja on Tuesday, killing a nurse, O Hautemo, a passenger in the vehicle. Read full article: 'Nurse dies in ambulance accident, five die in collision'

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Articles: Oil strikes new record high, frets about supply

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 02:00 AM

	SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices struck a new record high on Monday on persistent concerns that soaring demand will outpace global supplies at a time when traders fear a sabotage attack on the Middle East's vital oil infrastructure. Read full article: 'Oil strikes new record high, frets about supply'

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