question: chinese state media on sunday blasted french president nicolas sarkozy 's meeting with the dalai lama as an `` unwise move '' that undermines attempts to repair relations with beijing .

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summary: china blasts sarkozy 's dalai lama meeting as unwise

question: throughout his long and distinguished military career , ehud barak was accustomed to giving orders and being obeyed .

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summary: barak heads into polls as underdog

question: chancellor gerhard schroeder said friday he sees no increased terror threat in germany after the madrid train bombings , though the country 's security and intelligence services were monitoring the situation .

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summary: schroeder says no immediate security threat to germany in wake of bombings in spain with bc-eu-gen spain-bombings

question: the chiefs of toyota and ford held talks last week , the fast-growing japanese automaker said wednesday , raising speculation of a tie-up that could change the face of the global auto industry .

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summary:
toyota ford chiefs meet amid tie-up speculation