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By Jessica Desvarieux Cairo 24 September 2009 Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Thursday launched talks with the country's various political parties in his second bid to form a coalition government since a June election. Lebanese pri

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Greek political leaders have failed to form a coalition that would resolve a political impasse and avert the need for new elections. Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos made the announcement Friday after the Radical Left Coalition, or Syriza, refuse

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