Protesters shout slogans to protest a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Istanbul November 2, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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McClatchy:Rice fails to ease Turkey’s anger over Kurdish rebels
ISTANBUL — Turkish officials indicated Saturday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had failed during two days of talks to persuade them not to send troops across the Iraqi border to attack Kurdish rebels based there.
MSNBC: Musharraf declares state of emergency
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Gen. Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency in Pakistan on Saturday, suspending the constitution, replacing the chief justice before a crucial Supreme Court ruling on his future as president, and cutting communications in the capital.