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/ 4 November 2004

US and China are ‘stuck with each other’

The re-elected Bush administration will continue to view China as a strategic threat in its second term, but is unlikely to make any rash moves with so much at stake, analysts said. There are not expected to be any dramatic shifts in Bush’s current policy towards China in the short-term, although the Republicans’ view of Beijing as a rising power means more conflicts may arise further down the road.

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/ 4 November 2004

Fear was the key

<img src="http://www.mg.co.za/ContentImages/140248/USA2.GIF" align=left>The Democrats surprised themselves by their ability to raise tens of millions, inspire hundreds of thousands of activists, and present themselves as unified around a centrist position. Expectations were not dashed. Former Clinton adviser Sidney Blumenthal reflects on how the Bush campaign overcame the surge in support for the Democratic party.

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/ 4 November 2004

Shape of a second term

Buoyed by the surge of public support for his policies on Iraq, the most controversial issue of the campaign, United States President George W Bush will continue his strategy there with renewed vigour. From the war in Iraq to wider foreign policy, the economy, social policy and energy issues, Guardian writers explore what the next four years will mean for the US and the rest of the world.

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/ 4 November 2004

The Lord is my campaign manager

As tearjerkers go, they don’t come more emotional than a letter received from the outgoing students representative council (SRC) president of the University of Zululand. In the letter, Sicelo SS Mdletshe wails about the divine intervention that saw his organisation, the South African Students Congress (Sasco), lose the SRC elections.

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/ 4 November 2004

Australia wreck India in final Test

Australia’s fast-bowler Jason Gillespie and debutant spinner Nathan Hauritz combined to bowl India out for 104 on the second morning of the fourth and final Test in India on Thursday. Gillespie, who finished with 4-29, grabbed three wickets in the space of four runs, and Hauritz chipped in with 3-16 as India lasted only 41,3 overs.

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/ 4 November 2004

Juventus, Lyon advance in Champions League

Juventus and Lyon are into the 16-team knockout stage of the Champions League, joining Chelsea and Italians Inter Milan. Alessandro del Piero’s injury-time goal gave Juventus a 1-0 victory at Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The win kept Juventus perfect in group C on a night that saw 23 goals scored in eight Champions League games.