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US Aims to Help Zimbabwe, Not Mugabe

Obama set to meet with Tsvangirai today

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2009 12:12 PM CDT

(Newser) – With Zimbabwe’s prime minister visiting President Obama today, the key question is how the West can help Morgan Tsvangirai without boosting Robert Mugabe. Under the government's power-sharing agreement, the president retains control of the police, justice system, spy service, and media, writes Celia Dugger... Read full story »

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