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Making Peters Foreign Affairs Minister 'bad for country's image'

Soccer great Weah ahead in Liberia, run-off looms

Italy vote overshadowed by killing

Iraq voters seen approving constitution

Provinces in focus as Iraq counts votes

Bloodless Iraq vote leaves divide on constitution

Insurgents cut Baghdad's power on eve of vote

Security forces clamp down in Iraq before vote

<EM>Richard Prebble:</EM> No coalition combination secure

Iraq in lockdown as voting starts

Don Brash vows to continue leadership role

Economist and soccer star lead in Liberia polls

Iraqi constitution gets Sunni party's backing

NZ to provide support for Fiji election

Iraqis in late deal to ease bitterness before vote

Hopes of a nation pinned on polls

Clark's No 2 piecing together a government

Peters rules out trying to add eighth MP

<EM>Colin James:</EM> Time to take the middle ground

Merkel extends lead after final vote in Germany

Special votes give Labour fine margin

Rolling average of polls close to mark

Iraq MPs ask hard questions on parliamentary cash

Clark basks in victory, on prince's arm

<EM>John Armstrong:</EM> One-seat change a huge difference

PM to shed liabilities in Cabinet shake-up

Tanczos 'quietly confident' of returning as MP

Coalition talks in earnest on final tally

Voters can be anything they like on electoral roll, except rude

<EM>Brian Gaynor:</EM> Kiwis spend up as Germans hold back

French incredulous at idea of woman President

Oval Office out of reach for US women

Fatah ahead in Palestinian election, official says

NZ to give $5.3million for 2006 Fiji elections

Making Peters Foreign Affairs Minister 'bad for&nbsp;country's image'

Soccer great Weah ahead in Liberia, run-off looms

Italy vote overshadowed by killing

Iraq voters seen approving constitution

Provinces in focus as Iraq counts votes

Bloodless Iraq vote leaves divide on constitution

Insurgents cut Baghdad's power on eve of vote

Security forces clamp down in Iraq before vote

<EM>Richard Prebble:</EM> No coalition combination secure

Iraq in lockdown as voting starts

Don Brash vows to continue leadership role

Economist and soccer star lead in Liberia polls

Iraqi constitution gets Sunni party's backing

NZ to provide support for Fiji election

Iraqis in late deal to ease bitterness before vote

Hopes of a nation pinned on polls

Clark's No 2&nbsp;piecing together a government

Peters rules out trying to add eighth MP

<EM>Colin James:</EM> Time to take the middle ground

Merkel extends lead after final vote in Germany

Special votes give Labour fine margin

Rolling average of polls close to mark

Iraq MPs ask hard questions on parliamentary cash

Clark basks in victory, on prince's arm

<EM>John Armstrong:</EM> One-seat change a huge difference

PM to shed liabilities in Cabinet shake-up

Tanczos 'quietly confident' of returning as MP

Coalition talks in earnest on final tally

Voters can be anything they like on electoral roll, except rude

<EM>Brian Gaynor:</EM> Kiwis spend up as Germans hold back

French incredulous at idea of woman President

Oval Office out of reach for US women

Fatah ahead in Palestinian election, official says

NZ to give $5.3million for 2006 Fiji elections

Making Peters Foreign Affairs Minister 'bad for country's image'

Clark's No 2 piecing together a government