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President-elect Ma Ying-jeou cheers with supporters after winning Taiwan's presidential election in Taipei, 22 Mar 2008 Pro-China President Elected in Taiwan  Audio Clip Available
Taiwan's voters elected Ma Ying-jeou as president, who campaigned for closer economic ties with China

Pakistan Party of Late Benazir Bhutto Poised to Reveal Candidate for Pakistani Premier
Announcement expected to be made by Ms. Bhutto's 19-year-old son Bilawal Bhutto Zadari

Farooq Sattar during a press conference, 22 Mar 2008 Key Opposition Party in Pakistan to Support PPP's Candidate for Prime Minister
United National Movement party also says it will consider joining grand coalition with two parties that long opposed President Pervez Musharraf's autocratic rule

Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks to the media in Dharmsala, India, 18 Mar 2008 Chinese Dissidents Call on Beijing to Open Talks with Dalai Lama
Meanwhile, China's Communist Party newspaper calling on government to 'resolutely crush' Tibet's independence movement

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tells reporters that she apologized to Barack Obama for unnecessarily review of his passport file, 21 Mar 2008 State Department Acknowledges Presidential Candidates' Passport Files Breached  Audio Clip Available
Revelation prompted apology from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech in Cherbourg, northwestern France, 21 Mar 2008 France to Cut Nuclear Arsenal to Less Than 300 Warheads  Audio Clip Available
However, President Nicolas Sarkozy also warned against possible defense threats posed by Iran, among others

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert  Gates conducts a press conference at the Pentagon, 21 Dec 2007  Pentagon: Georgia, Ukraine May Not Join NATO for Years  Audio Clip Available
However, Defense Secretary Gates says it is time to start potentially long process

Census data will help government develop better social programs Liberia Tries to Count Citizens  Audio Clip Available
Overall estimates of post-conflict population range widely from two to four million people

Robert Mugabe addresses supporters, 05 Mar 2008 Opposition Says Zimbabwe Election Conditions Favor Mugabe
Independent election observer network says political climate, conditions on ground give unfair advantage to president, ZANU-PF for polls

Benedict XVI delivers blessing to faithful during Via Crucis procession in Rome, 21 Mar 2008.<br /><br /> Pope Celebrates Easter Vigil Mass in Saint Peter's Basilica
Solemn moment as faithful prepare for Benedict XVI's Easter Sunday message in Saint Peter's Square

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