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Ireland had voted &#8220;no&#8221; in a similar referendum last year, blocking the the implementation of the treaty, which requires unanimous approval.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/4dcgi\/_w_articles_politics_100002_05\/10\/2009_111279\">Greece&#8217;s Socialists win<\/a> a sweeping victory over the center-right ruling party in snap elections, bucking a European trend towards conservative government\u00a0 exemplified most recently by Germany&#8217;s re-election of Chancellor Angela Merkel.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt&#8217;s highest Muslim authority says he will issue a <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/2\/hi\/middle_east\/8290606.stm\">religious edict<\/a> against the wearing of the niqab, a full veil that covers a woman&#8217;s face. While headscarfs are widely worn in Egypt, the niqab is a growing trend associated with more radical Islam.<\/p>\n<p>The Dalai Lama visits Washington this week but will <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/10\/04\/AR2009100403262.html\">not meet<\/a> with President Obama &#8212; the White House postponed a planned meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader in an apparent attempt to gain favor with China in advance of a summit between President Obama and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, scheduled for next month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suicide bomber strikes the U.N. World Food Program compound in central Islamabad, killing four Pakistanis and one Iraqi, all employees of the organization. Ireland votes &#8220;yes&#8221; in a second referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, paving the way for the creation of an E.U. president. 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