"To me, I confess, [countries] are pieces on a chessboard upon which is being played out a game for dominion of the world." Lord Curzon, viceroy of India, speaking about Afghanistan, 1898

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The U.S. secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, said Tuesday that the Bush administration would fight efforts to curb billions of dollars in U.S. aid to Pakistan while warning President Pervez Musharraf that he must support and promote democracy.

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