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Washington ready to play soft Islam card

Could Washington turn out to be the Islamist Ennahda party’s best friend? That wouldn’t be the least paradox in post-Ben Ali Tunisia. Anxious to weigh on the political scene in the country (MC 960), the United States is sending any [...] (493 words)

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AKP
Alliance Nationale pour la Paix et la Prosperite
Association dAmitie Tuniso-Americaine
Ben Ali
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Ennahda
Hamadi Jebali
Haute Commission pour la Realisation des Objectifs de la Revolution
International Republican Institute
Joe Lieberman
John Kerry
John McCain
Ligue tunisienne des droits de lhomme
Margaret Nardi
Moncef Barouni
Mondher Ben Ayed
Moslem Brotherhood
National Endowment for Democracy
Rached Ghannouchi
Radwan Masmoiudi
Republican Party
Saida Akremi
Skander Rekik
Slaheddine Jourchi
State Department
Tunisian-American Chamber of Commerce
US Institute of Peace

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Association dAmitie Tuniso-Americaine
Ben Ali
Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy
Ennahda
Hamadi Jebali
Haute Commission pour la Realisation des Objectifs de la Revolution
International Republican Institute
Joe Lieberman
John Kerry
John McCain
Ligue tunisienne des droits de lhomme
Margaret Nardi
Moncef Barouni
Mondher Ben Ayed
Moslem Brotherhood
National Endowment for Democracy
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Radwan Masmoiudi
Republican Party
Saida Akremi
Skander Rekik
Slaheddine Jourchi
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Oussama Sghaier to present Ennahda's case

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Masmoudi goes local

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Ghannouchi makes triumphant return to London

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Barouni to seek American clientele as consultant

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Former Jihadist votes for Ennahda

Jabali makes eyes at business circles

Kamel Eltaief pushes for status quo

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