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Is there a climate conference going on?

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Democrats in danger in Zimbabwe: opposition

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Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:01am EDT

HARARE (Reuters) - The lives of all pro-democracy activists are in danger in Zimbabwe because of a deadlock over elections, the Movement for Democratic Change opposition said on Thursday.

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"The lives of all pro-democracy actors are not safe," MDC Secretary-General Tendai Biti told a news conference in Johannesburg. The MDC says President Robert Mugabe is planning a violent response to his biggest election setback.
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