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Nationalist leader sworn in in Fiji
May 17 2006 11:16PM (CT)
SUVA, Fiji (AP) - Nationalist leader Laisenia Qarase was sworn in Thursday for a second, five-year term as prime minister of this racially divided South Pacific nation following his narrow election win over an ethnic Indian rival.
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Australian wheat exporter apologizes
May 17 2006 10:39PM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia's monopoly wheat exporter apologized to the public for paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's Iraqi regime, in a statement released Thursday by a public inquiry into the alleged corruption.
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Man denies plotting attack in Australia
May 17 2006 11:24AM (CT)
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - An architect charged with plotting a terrorist attack in Australia took the stand at his trial Wednesday and denied involvement in the alleged plot.
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