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As the presidential election in the United States nears, John Kerry accepted his Democratic nomination, using his military experience in the Vietnam War to attract voters unhappy with the policies of current US President George Bush. Meanwhile, in Pakistan , a failed assination attempt has been directed on nominated Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, killing four others. Arab countries have demonstrated opposition to sanctions against Sudan for the attrocities of militias in the Durfur region, but a carefully-worded revised copy of a US -drafted resolution to the conflict, which threatened economic consequences, was released Friday by the UN. The President of Peru , Alejandro Toledo, has been open to government auditors following claims of corruption.
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