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...Partial exit poll results are always unreliable,” said Schneider...
...Behind the scenes, the new U.S. Administration should help broker a settlement between India and Pakistan over the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir, says Riffat Hussain, professor of security studies at Islamabad's Quaid-e-Azam University. That would defuse tension between these two nuclear-armed enemies. A partial settlement over Kashmir could be one major surprise in the offing. Musharraf has suggested dropping Pakistan's insistence that a referendum be held among Kashmiris to choose whether they want the territory to belong to India or Pakistan. But President Bush will also have to decide whether to push Musharraf into...
Most of the time, media professionals wait for news to happen before reporting it. On election night, however, veteran journalists dispense with tradition and race to declare a winner before all the votes are counted, relying mainly on surveys of voters exiting the polls and partial tallies of ballots cast. The system worked pretty well until it blew up in 2000, when the networks called Florida for Al Gore, reversed themselves, and, well, you know the rest. So things will be different this time. Sure, the TV networks will be competing to declare America's next President. But restraint will...
...where Van Andel-Schipper has lived for the past eight years. Before moving to the home, Van Andel-Schipper lived alone and made sure her diet was right. "She was a good cook," Beijering says, "and would take the time and effort to prepare healthy meals. She's very partial to the traditional Dutch raw herring." Her other great passions in life are soccer - she's an ardent fan of the Amsterdam club Ajax - and royalty. She says one of the highlights of her life came in 2001, when she was invited to tea with Queen Beatrix. "I considered...
...just 47 seats in the 100-member parliament. Counting In Kosovo SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO All 660,000 votes cast in Kosovo's legislative elections will be recounted. Observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, acting on complaints by political parties, found inaccuracies in the count. Earlier partial results showed no party had enough support on its own to govern Kosovo, which has been under U.N. supervision since 1999. Serbs boycotted the poll, aiming to halt a move toward independence by the ethnic Albanian majority. Kabul Kidnappings AFGHANISTAN In the first abductions of foreigners in Kabul in recent...