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President Bush meets with Uganda President Museveni in Washington
U.S. President George W. Bush listens as he meets with the President of Uganda Yoweri Museveni in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on October 30, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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“ We have a message here to tell these countries, that you are causing aggression to us by causing global warming, ”
Report: Global warming to hit poor
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“ Operations will not cease ever again until the Kony group irreversibly commit themselves to come out of the bush, ”
Uganda to increase attacks on rebels
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“ It is the rebels who refused to sign the cease-fire memorandum of understanding and this is the reason why the government has taken the decision to start fighting them while the peace option remains, ”
Lord's Resistance Army halts peace talks
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“ This is the watershed between democracy and autocracy in Uganda, ”
Ugandan leader to abolish term limits
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“ And by investing in the sub-Saharan region, more jobs are created for Africans, the tax base is raised, and the shame of begging (for development assistance) is gone, ”
Uganda criticizes US trade protectionism
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