All of this was apparently deemed necessary in order for the State Department to win a one month delay in the publishing of road map that represents nothing more than the total repudiation of President Bush's Middle East policy.

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In fact, Brazil's economic policy has been "pretty much middle of the road, some people would say pretty conservative, " said Valente, who added that he has never voted for Lula da Silva.

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