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7 -13 December 2000
Issue No.511
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Desperate measures
He was certain the White House was his, but Al Gore's rendezvous with destiny is still on hold, writes Mohamed Hakki from Washington

Keeping the populace entertained
The US election saga is competing with the soaps on prime time TV, writes Ervin Hladnik-Milharcic from New York

Ghana put the boot in
Today's general elections in Ghana will close a confusing chapter in the West African country's turbulent post-independence history, writes Gamal Nkrumah

Lord over a divided house
After a vicious bout of mudslinging, Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has secured a place in history, reports Marc Munro from Ottawa

Recognising oppression
A piece of the pie
Pinochet pursued
A piece of the pie
The four-minute lesson
Victory lap
Sweet relief


Chasing shadows
AMERICA'S extraordinary presidential race has been keeping me on the edge of my seat and watching Vice-President Al Gore and hopeful winner George W Bush still duking it out in Florida almost a month after the election has made for some entertaining inspiration.

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