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Article: Lebanese government and opposition spar over Annapolis conference
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- November 26, 2007
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Lebanon's government and opposition sparred Monday over another divisive issue _ this week's U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference and its effects on electing a president of this politically deadlocked country.
Lebanon has been thrown into a dangerous power vacuum after President Emile Lahoud stepped down Friday and parliament failed to elect a new head of state after the Hezbollah-led opposition and Prime Minister Fuad Saniora's Western-backed government could not agree on a candidate.
A senior Hezbollah official said Monday that efforts to elect a new president have been shelved until the after the meeting in Annapolis, Maryland. Lawmaker Nawar al-Saheli accused the ...