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The economy took center stage as Republican presidential candidates held a debate Thursday in Boca Raton, Fla. They supported the Bush-Congress deal to stimulate the economy, but pressed for deeper tax cuts.

A former cricket star who leads one of Pakistan's minority parties spent time in Washington this week meeting with lawmakers and speaking out against U.S. support of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

South Korea cinema has been booming since about 1999 with locally produced films often out grossing Hollywood fare at the Korean box office. Films such as

In Kenya, the sitting president and the runner-up held their first talks since the disputed Dec. 27 presidential election. Both men, along with mediator Kofi Annan, emerged from the meeting shaking hands and promising to work toward peace. But within hours, the opposition accused President Mwai Kibaki of being insincere.

Prime Minister Romano Prodi has lost a confidence vote in the Italian Senate and has been forced to offer his government's resignation. The opposition, led by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is pressing for an immediate election.

Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga, who challenged President Mwai Kibaki in a contested election, says the only way to solve the dispute is for Kibaki to step down or for a new election to be held. Odinga denies claims that his party has orchestrated violence against Kibaki's ethnic group.

A new Field Poll finds likely California voters evenly divided about Proposition 93, which would reduce term limits for state lawmakers. The poll also finds most voters support more slot machines for

Former President Bill Clinton is brushing off criticism that his campaign-trail rhetoric unfairly targets Sen. Barack Obama. Obama has complained that he's not sure who he is running against: Sen. Hillary Clinton, her husband, or both.

British authorities are warning that a form of militant Islamist feminism is beginning to emerge, and that some Muslim women could begin to pose a security threat. The Islamic reawakening comes at a time when the British government is trying to enlist Muslim women to combat extremism.

In Kenya, a funeral for opposition members killed in the violent political crisis dissolved in fumes of tear gas as police battled stone-throwing youths. The latest violence came as former U.N. Chief Kofi Annan began talks to try to resolve the post-election stalemate that threatens what had been East Africa's most stable nation.