"President Bush's comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is offensive and outrageous on the face of it, especially in light of his failures in foreign policy, " Clinton said in South Dakota on Friday.

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The French, like the British, are especially determined to keep their veto in foreign policy and defence.

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It was powerful when placed in the service of a vigorous foreign policy, especially considering that everyone else was wobbly about Kosovo and Mr Buchanan.

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His differences with others may partly reflect the unease felt by outsiders, especially some Europeans, over what they see as a shift in American priorities that brings problems for their own foreign-policy ideas.

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