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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
A young Palestinian demonstrator uses a sling-shot to hurl stones at Israeli border police during a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab.
Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen arrives at the European Commission ahead of a meeting with European Commission (EC) President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels December 5, 2008.
NEW YORK - DECEMBER 04: Actor Harold Pirraneau attends the 2008 Stockings with Care celebrity bartending night at Bar 13 on December 4, 2008 in New York City.
A memorial tribute to shoe mogul Thomas Bata is shown at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto September 3, 2008. Bata died earlier this week at the age of 93.
A visitor takes a close look at a photo by French photographer Bettina Rheims during the inauguration of her exhibition "Can You Find Happiness?" on March 7, 2008 at the c/o-Gallery in Berlin. The exhibition runs from March 8 to May 11, 2008.
Forty-five euro coins, worth 500 Slovak Crowns or 16,60 euros, are seen in Bratislava where Slovakian banks and post offices started selling them on December 1,2008 before Slovakia joins the euro zone on January 1, 2009.
People walk behind the European Union's flag during the annual gay parade in Budapest July 5, 2008. Several hundreds of demonstrators clashed with the police in the center of Hungarian capital as police tried to separate them from the participants of the Gay Pride march.
This is why Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is now regarded as a 'lame duck' Prime Minister who will have little, if any, chances of fulfilling his pledges to reform the judiciary and the police force, to fight corruption and improve the delivery system 
Najib has won the UMNO presidency unopposed but he will become the president after the term of the current President (Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi) expires on March 28 next year
In accordance with the decision of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (who is not seeking re-election as Umno President), I, humbly and sincerely, wish to offer myself as a candidate for the Umno presidency
That is why I am offering myself as there are some potential candidates who are older than Datuk Seri Najib Razak. I do not think that is right. Najib must demonstrate that he is committed towards generational change. Leaders of the past era like those who served under Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should not be considered for high posts.
I'm worried about the latest development when so many people have offered themselves to contest for the top posts before Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy have made an official statement. This situation can be likened to siblings fighting to get the inheritance while their parents are still alive
I am representing a new generation that is not from the administration of former president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad nor the current one of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Umno leaders cannot think of Umno in isolation. I don't think Muhyiddin has the grasp on how the public will perceive BN if there are no reforms
If Abdullah steps down as party president in December, then he has no locus standi to remain as prime minister
My priority has always been, if you cannot balance (your work), then you have to opt out of one or the other.
It is because of the special circumstances -- the transition of power -- which was why it was deferred
I do not think Najib will repeat the mistakes made by Abdullah because Najib will have a clear mind about the whole situation by now
