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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan’s embattled President Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that an “era of democracy” has begun, a day after his political foes named their candidate to lead a coalition government united against him. The U.S.-backed leader spoke early Sunday at a military parade celebrating Pakistan’s national day. Flatbed trucks …

CHAKLALA AIR BASE, Pakistan – Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said he doubts that Usama bin Laden is in position to assert full command over the Al Qaeda terror network. Rumsfeld, who arrived Wednesday morning local time for an unannounced visit to Pakistan, said he found it interesting that bin …

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez‘s governing party won full control of the 167-National Assembly, claiming a sweeping victory in congressional elections boycotted by major opposition parties. Official results of Sunday’s election were still being tallied Monday, but leading lawmaker Willian Lara said candidates of Chavez’s Fifth Republic Movement party …