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U.S. Election Looms

Ray Turner - Oct 31, 2004 / 12:53 pm | Story: 4922

The U.S Presidential election is in two days and Americans have to decide between incumbent George W. Bush or Democratic Senator John Kerry. No matter who wins, Prime Minister Paul Martin says he can work with either party.
The Japanese government confirmed the headless body found in a Baghdad field Saturday is that of 24-year-old Japanese tourist Shosei Koda, who was kidnapped by a group linked to al-Qaeda.
Three United Nations hostages kidnapped in Afghanistan appeared in a videotape broadcast Sunday by al-Jazeera television. Filipino Angelito Nayan, Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland and Shqipe Habibi from Kosovo were seized at gunpoint after their white UN-marked vehicle was forced off the road on Oct. 28. Full Story