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Kenya Prez: 'I'm Ready to Talk'

Clashes force opposition to move rally to tomorrow

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 3, 2008 2:48 PM CST

(Newser) – Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki said today he's ready for talks with political opponents "once the nation is calm," Reuters reports. After three days of rioting and burning slums, in the wake of a hotly contested election, opposition leader Raila Odinga postponed until tomorrow... Read full story »

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