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July 2005
- Niger's president in famine zone
- 5th other top story (20/7/2005, 20:14 – 21/7/2005, 02:58)
- 6th other top story (21/7/2005, 02:58 – 06:42)
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August 2005
- Iran hardliner becomes president
- 5th other top story (3/8/2005, 07:03 – 08:21)
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- Niger president downplays hunger
- 5th other top story (9/8/2005, 04:00 – 05:34)
- 6th other top story (9/8/2005, 05:34 – 08:03)
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- Peru president sacks government
- 3rd other top story (12/8/2005, 01:18 – 02:46)
- 4th other top story (12/8/2005, 02:46 – 04:42)
- 5th other top story (12/8/2005, 04:42 – 10:35)
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September 2005
- Nigerian president to be probed
- 5th other top story (3/9/2005, 06:00 – 08:10)
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October 2005
- Poland votes for a new president
- 1st other top story (9/10/2005, 05:45 – 06:30)
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November 2005
- Chinese president due in Britain
- Right subheadline (8/11/2005, 03:40 – 05:15)
- 1st other top story (8/11/2005, 05:15 – 06:55)
- 2nd other top story (8/11/2005, 06:55 – 07:10)
- 3rd other top story (8/11/2005, 07:10 – 08:10)
- 2nd other top story (8/11/2005, 08:10 – 08:40)
- 1st other top story (8/11/2005, 08:40 – 10:45)
- Right subheadline (8/11/2005, 10:45 – 12:00)
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- Chinese president arrives in UK
- Right subheadline (8/11/2005, 12:00 – 12:40)
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- President Hu booed at Guildhall
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2005, 22:45 – 10/11/2005, 00:35)
- 3rd other top story (10/11/2005, 00:35 – 00:55)
- 4th other top story (10/11/2005, 00:55 – 03:35)
- 7th other top story (10/11/2005, 03:35 – 04:20)
- 8th other top story (10/11/2005, 04:20 – 04:55)
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- Sri Lanka votes for new president
- 4th other top story (17/11/2005, 08:05 – 08:10)
- 5th other top story (17/11/2005, 08:10 – 10:45)
- 4th other top story (17/11/2005, 10:45 – 11:25)
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- Uganda president defends arrest
- 2nd other top story (26/11/2005, 03:55 – 04:10)
- 3rd other top story (26/11/2005, 04:10 – 08:55)
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January 2006
- UN asks to meet Syrian president
- 2nd other top story (2/1/2006, 09:10 – 12:05)
- 3rd other top story (2/1/2006, 12:05 – 16:25)
- 2nd other top story (2/1/2006, 16:25 – 17:00)
- 3rd other top story (2/1/2006, 17:00 – 20:05)
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- Iran president to speak amid row
- Right subheadline (14/1/2006, 09:30 – 10:20)
- 1st other top story (14/1/2006, 10:20 – 10:45)
- Left subheadline (14/1/2006, 10:45 – 11:25)
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- Iran president speaking amid row
- Left subheadline (14/1/2006, 11:25 – 12:10)
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- Chile gets first woman president
- Right subheadline (15/1/2006, 22:30 – 16/1/2006, 03:25)
- Left subheadline (16/1/2006, 03:25 – 06:40)
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- Liberia president to be sworn in
- 2nd other top story (16/1/2006, 04:15 – 06:40)
- 3rd other top story (16/1/2006, 06:40 – 06:50)
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- Chile gets first woman president
- 1st other top story (16/1/2006, 06:40 – 08:00)
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- Liberia president to be sworn in
- 2nd other top story (16/1/2006, 06:50 – 07:10)
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- Chile gets first woman president
- 2nd other top story (16/1/2006, 08:00 – 09:05)
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- Ivorian president calls for calm
- 4th other top story (19/1/2006, 00:45 – 01:40)
- 3rd other top story (19/1/2006, 01:40 – 01:50)
- 4th other top story (19/1/2006, 01:50 – 02:00)
- 5th other top story (19/1/2006, 02:00 – 03:55)
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- Tributes paid to Kosovo president
- 5th other top story (21/1/2006, 23:45 – 22/1/2006, 01:05)
- 6th other top story (22/1/2006, 01:05 – 04:05)
- 5th other top story (22/1/2006, 04:05 – 07:50)
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February 2006
- US presidents honour King widow
- 2nd other top story (7/2/2006, 19:10 – 20:15)
- 3rd other top story (7/2/2006, 20:15 – 20:55)
- 2nd other top story (7/2/2006, 20:55 – 8/2/2006, 01:50)
- 3rd other top story (8/2/2006, 01:50 – 03:00)
- 6th other top story (8/2/2006, 04:55 – 05:55)
- 7th other top story (8/2/2006, 05:55 – 06:15)
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March 2006
- Menezes family to meet president
- 3rd other top story (9/3/2006, 09:25 – 10:40)
- 4th other top story (9/3/2006, 10:40 – 10:55)
- 5th other top story (9/3/2006, 10:55 – 11:35)
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- Ukraine voters punish president
- Left subheadline (27/3/2006, 06:25 – 11:20)
- 1st other top story (27/3/2006, 11:20 – 11:45)
- 2nd other top story (27/3/2006, 11:45 – 12:30)
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- Ex-President disappears in Nigeria
- 3rd other top story (28/3/2006, 17:10 – 20:40)
- 2nd other top story (28/3/2006, 20:40 – 21:15)
- 3rd other top story (28/3/2006, 21:15 – 29/3/2006, 01:20)
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April 2006
- Belarus president starts new term
- 2nd other top story (8/4/2006, 15:45 – 16:45)
- 3rd other top story (8/4/2006, 16:45 – 20:45)
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- Bush welcomes Chinese president
- 2nd other top story (20/4/2006, 15:10 – 15:25)
- Left subheadline (20/4/2006, 15:25 – 19:20)
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- Iraq vice-president sister killed
- 3rd other top story (27/4/2006, 08:05 – 10:40)
- 4th other top story (27/4/2006, 10:40 – 11:55)
- 5th other top story (27/4/2006, 11:55 – 12:50)
- 6th other top story (27/4/2006, 12:50 – 14:20)
- 5th other top story (27/4/2006, 14:20 – 14:45)
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May 2006
- Colombia votes for new president
- 6th other top story (28/5/2006, 18:20 – 18:35)
- 5th other top story (28/5/2006, 18:35 – 19:40)
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June 2006
- Peruvians elect Garcia president
- 2nd other top story (5/6/2006, 06:30 – 07:30)
- Left subheadline (5/6/2006, 07:30 – 07:45)
- Right subheadline (5/6/2006, 07:45 – 08:05)
- 1st other top story (5/6/2006, 08:05 – 08:20)
- 2nd other top story (5/6/2006, 08:20 – 10:55)
- 3rd other top story (5/6/2006, 10:55 – 12:55)
- 4th other top story (5/6/2006, 12:55 – 16:15)
- 5th other top story (5/6/2006, 16:15 – 16:20)
- 6th other top story (5/6/2006, 16:20 – 17:10)
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July 2006
- Mexico set for presidential vote
- 4th other top story (2/7/2006, 04:25 – 07:15)
- 5th other top story (2/7/2006, 07:15 – 12:00)
- 4th other top story (2/7/2006, 12:00 – 12:50)
- 5th other top story (2/7/2006, 12:50 – 14:10)
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- Mexico holding presidential vote
- 5th other top story (2/7/2006, 14:10 – 16:25)
- 6th other top story (2/7/2006, 16:25 – 16:30)
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- Blair to meet Algerian president
- 2nd other top story (11/7/2006, 01:55 – 02:20)
- 3rd other top story (11/7/2006, 02:20 – 06:40)
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- President Bush in Germany visit
- 5th other top story (13/7/2006, 08:15 – 10:20)
- 4th other top story (13/7/2006, 10:20 – 11:25)
- 3rd other top story (13/7/2006, 11:50 – 13:35)
- 2nd other top story (13/7/2006, 13:35 – 13:55)
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- President leads tribute in Mumbai
- 3rd other top story (18/7/2006, 15:25 – 15:50)
- 4th other top story (18/7/2006, 15:50 – 16:20)
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September 2006
- Ex-president blasts Blair US role
- 1st other top story (14/9/2006, 21:35 – 23:50)
- 2nd other top story (14/9/2006, 23:50 – 15/9/2006, 00:15)
- 1st other top story (15/9/2006, 00:15 – 02:10)
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- Somali president describes attack
- 3rd other top story (19/9/2006, 01:25 – 04:15)
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- Iran president berates US and UK
- 2nd other top story (20/9/2006, 02:00 – 02:45)
- 3rd other top story (20/9/2006, 02:45 – 07:40)
- 4th other top story (20/9/2006, 07:40 – 08:30)
- 5th other top story (20/9/2006, 08:30 – 10:20)
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October 2006
- Brazil set for presidential poll
- 5th other top story (1/10/2006, 10:45 – 11:50)
- 6th other top story (1/10/2006, 11:50 – 12:00)
- 4th other top story (1/10/2006, 12:00 – 12:15)
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- Brazil votes in presidential poll
- 4th other top story (1/10/2006, 12:15 – 13:25)
- 2nd other top story (1/10/2006, 22:45 – 22:50)
- 3rd other top story (1/10/2006, 22:50 – 2/10/2006, 00:00)
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- Poll victory for Zambia president
- 3rd other top story (2/10/2006, 21:45 – 3/10/2006, 00:15)
- 4th other top story (3/10/2006, 00:15 – 00:45)
- 3rd other top story (3/10/2006, 00:45 – 01:40)
- 5th other top story (3/10/2006, 01:40 – 03:20)
- 6th other top story (3/10/2006, 03:20 – 07:40)
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- Bulgaria set to elect president
- 4th other top story (22/10/2006, 02:20 – 03:45)
- 5th other top story (22/10/2006, 03:45 – 04:30)
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- Bulgaria president poll under way
- 5th other top story (22/10/2006, 04:30 – 05:15)
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- Bulgarians vote for a president
- 6th other top story (22/10/2006, 05:15 – 06:55)
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- Bulgaria president faces run-off
- 4th other top story (23/10/2006, 01:45 – 02:05)
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- Bulgarian president faces run-off
- 5th other top story (23/10/2006, 02:05 – 03:10)
- 6th other top story (23/10/2006, 03:10 – 06:50)
- 7th other top story (23/10/2006, 06:50 – 07:10)
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November 2006
- Apartheid-era SA president dies
- Right subheadline (1/11/2006, 01:35 – 03:35)
- 2nd other top story (1/11/2006, 03:35 – 04:50)
- 3rd other top story (1/11/2006, 04:50 – 06:10)
- 4th other top story (1/11/2006, 06:10 – 07:20)
- 5th other top story (1/11/2006, 07:20 – 08:30)
- 6th other top story (1/11/2006, 08:30 – 09:05)
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December 2006
- Venezuela to vote for president
- 6th other top story (3/12/2006, 04:35 – 07:30)
- 5th other top story (3/12/2006, 07:30 – 08:30)
- 1st other top story (3/12/2006, 08:30 – 09:10)
- 2nd other top story (3/12/2006, 09:10 – 09:15)
- 1st other top story (3/12/2006, 09:15 – 09:35)
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- Funeral for lateTurkmen president
- 4th other top story (24/12/2006, 04:30 – 04:35)
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- Ex-US President Gerald Ford dies
- Main headline (27/12/2006, 05:10 – 08:20)
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- US ex-President Gerald Ford dies
- Main headline (27/12/2006, 08:20 – 14:20)
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January 2007
- Argentine ex-president arrested
- 3rd other top story (13/1/2007, 05:00 – 05:35)
- 4th other top story (13/1/2007, 05:35 – 08:00)
- 5th other top story (13/1/2007, 08:00 – 09:25)
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- Rice meets Palestinian president
- 3rd other top story (14/1/2007, 08:50 – 10:00)
- 4th other top story (14/1/2007, 10:00 – 11:10)
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- Sarkozy nod for presidential run
- 4th other top story (14/1/2007, 13:05 – 13:10)
- Left subheadline (14/1/2007, 13:10 – 18:35)
- 1st other top story (14/1/2007, 18:35 – 18:55)
- 2nd other top story (14/1/2007, 18:55 – 15/1/2007, 00:30)
- 3rd other top story (15/1/2007, 00:30 – 02:55)
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- Israeli president 'will not quit'
- 5th other top story (24/1/2007, 12:20 – 13:20)
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- Israeli president to leave post
- Main headline (24/1/2007, 15:15 – 15:20)
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- Israeli president 'to leave post'
- Main headline (24/1/2007, 15:20 – 18:00)
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- Israeli PM urges president to go
- Main headline (24/1/2007, 18:55 – 19:25)
- 1st other top story (24/1/2007, 19:25 – 20:55)
- 2nd other top story (24/1/2007, 20:55 – 22:35)
- 3rd other top story (24/1/2007, 22:35 – 25/1/2007, 00:25)
- 4th other top story (25/1/2007, 00:25 – 00:30)
- 5th other top story (25/1/2007, 00:30 – 04:35)
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February 2007
- Giuliani joins race for president
- Right subheadline (5/2/2007, 22:10 – 6/2/2007, 03:00)
- 1st other top story (6/2/2007, 03:00 – 08:00)
- 5th other top story (6/2/2007, 08:00 – 08:45)
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- Obama launches presidential bid
- 4th other top story (10/2/2007, 16:35 – 16:40)
- Main headline (10/2/2007, 16:40 – 11/2/2007, 00:50)
- Left subheadline (11/2/2007, 00:50 – 03:45)
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- Iran's president attacks US claims
- Right subheadline (12/2/2007, 12:45 – 13:00)
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- Iran president attacks US claims
- Right subheadline (12/2/2007, 13:00 – 14:45)
- 1st other top story (12/2/2007, 14:45 – 17:35)
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- Iran president 'ready for talks'
- 1st other top story (13/2/2007, 13:00 – 13:20)
- 3rd other top story (13/2/2007, 13:20 – 16:05)
- 5th other top story (13/2/2007, 16:05 – 19:50)
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- Cuban president speaks on radio
- 2nd other top story (28/2/2007, 00:40 – 02:25)
- 1st other top story (28/2/2007, 02:25 – 05:20)
- 2nd other top story (28/2/2007, 05:20 – 08:00)
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March 2007
- Iran president cancels UN visit
- 1st other top story (23/3/2007, 22:10 – 24/3/2007, 00:35)
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April 2007
- Iranian president slams Iraq war
- Main headline (4/4/2007, 14:00 – 14:10)
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- France set for presidential vote
- 1st other top story (22/4/2007, 00:25 – 00:50)
- 2nd other top story (22/4/2007, 00:50 – 01:30)
- 1st other top story (22/4/2007, 01:30 – 03:20)
- Main headline (22/4/2007, 03:20 – 07:10)
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- Russian ex-president Yeltsin dies
- Main headline (23/4/2007, 15:00 – 24/4/2007, 01:30)
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- Turkey set to elect new president
- 3rd other top story (27/4/2007, 08:30 – 10:30)
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- President vote set to split Turks
- 3rd other top story (27/4/2007, 10:30 – 10:45)
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- Irish president calls elections
- 4th other top story (29/4/2007, 09:15 – 09:30)
- 1st other top story (29/4/2007, 09:30 – 11:00)
- 2nd other top story (29/4/2007, 11:00 – 11:15)
- 3rd other top story (29/4/2007, 11:15 – 11:40)
- 2nd other top story (29/4/2007, 11:40 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (29/4/2007, 11:55 – 12:55)
- 4th other top story (29/4/2007, 12:55 – 13:25)
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May 2007
- French set to elect new president
- 5th other top story (6/5/2007, 01:50 – 03:05)
- Left subheadline (6/5/2007, 03:05 – 07:10)
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- France votes for a new president
- Left subheadline (6/5/2007, 07:10 – 12:10)
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- New Turkey president poll fails
- 3rd other top story (6/5/2007, 13:10 – 13:25)
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- Pakistan's president urges calm
- 2nd other top story (13/5/2007, 03:10 – 05:55)
- 3rd other top story (13/5/2007, 05:55 – 08:25)
- 4th other top story (13/5/2007, 08:25 – 09:15)
- 2nd other top story (13/5/2007, 09:15 – 10:55)
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- Sarkozy takes office as president
- Left subheadline (16/5/2007, 10:55 – 11:55)
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