question: us secretary of state condoleezza rice said wednesday it was `` high time '' for hamas to return an israeli soldier whose abduction has sparked israeli retaliation in the gaza strip .

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summary: rice says high time for hamas to release israeli soldier

question: brazilian president luiz inacio lula da silva heads to tehran on sunday for a non-aligned summit that the united states has warned might offer iran 's last chance to avoid tough new un sanctions .

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summary: us warns of last chance on sanctions as iran hosts summit

question: india 's embattled coalition government stepped up its efforts thursday to win over mps ahead of a confidence vote in parliament that commentators say it is far from certain of winning .

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summary: india 's embattled govt in overdrive to woo mps

question: u.s. stocks are seen falling as optimism wanes that the federal reserve will lower interest rates again soon .

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u.s. stocks seen falling as optimism for lower rates wanes