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Musharraf to Share Power

Embattled US ally makes power sharing deal with Benazir Bhutto

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 29, 2007 5:15 AM CDT

(Newser) – Pakistan President General Musharraf, a key ally of the US in the war on terror, will quit the army ahead of elections next year in a power-sharing deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The deal, brokered by the US and Britain, is aimed... Read full story »

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