Salvadoran leader vows moderation amid hostage case
Salvadoran president pledges moderation after a long captivity in a squalid cellar. A prosecutor reported the captive’s deteriorating condition and limited communication with others over years. The incident prompted renewed calls for restraint and protection of victims.
Senate Dems seek to blunt cap and trade push via budget route
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Race complicates census count in changing U S demographics
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Khatami withdraws from race clarifying reform vote split
Iran's reformist former president Mohammed Khatami pulled out of the presidential race saying he did not want to split the pro reform vote. His exit shifts attention to Mir Hossein Mousavi who, with Khatami out, is seen as a leading reformist candidate for the June 12 election.
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