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US, EU Will Back Kosovo Secession

Rice insists independence from Serbia is only option

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 25, 2007 12:42 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Bush administration and the EU will support an independent Kosovo with or without a UN-backed plan. Serbs and Kosovo Albanians will conduct a last round of negotiations on the breakaway country's status before a Dec. 10 deadline. If that deadline passes, Kosovo will declare... Read full story »

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