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House, Senate back Iraq timetable

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed resolutions calling for withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2008, a significant rebuke to President Bush's war policy. However, Bush has warned that he will veto the legislation.

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| The Hill | Washington Post |

'Non' to Quebec's separatists

Secessionists pushing a repeat independence vote for Canada's Francophone Quebec province suffered heavy defeat in the region's elections on Monday. The last independence referendum, which reached a vote in 1995, lost by less than one percentage point.

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| New York Times | Globe & Mail |

Beyond Rangoon: New Burma capital unveiled

Burma's new capital city, Naypyidaw, was opened to foreigners for the first time this week. The country's repressive regime has so far remained tight-lipped about its reasons for relocating the government from Rangoon to a remote part of the jungle.

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| Independent | BBC |