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MEXICO CITY – President Vicente Fox was forced to forego his final state-of-the-nation address Friday after leftist lawmakers stormed the stage of Congress to protest disputed July 2 elections. Instead, he gave his speech on television, and called on Mexico to mend deep divisions that he said threaten the nation’s …

BOSTON (AP) – Three Democrats competed for the nomination for governor Tuesday, including a former Clinton administration official seeking to become the first black ever elected to Massachusetts‘ highest office. In Washington state, freshman Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, considered by some to be vulnerable in November, and her GOP challenger, …

KABUL, Afghanistan – NATO is seeking an additional 2,000 troops to bolster its force in Afghanistan amid increasing insurgent violence, a spokesman said Friday in Warsaw, where the alliance’s defense chiefs were meeting. NATO’s top military commander, Gen. James L. Jones, on Thursday called on the 26 member nations to …