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NY TIMES: Musharraf Redraws Constitution
Gen. Pervez Musharraf unilaterally redrew Pakistan¿s Constitution, imposing amendments that expand his control of the country he took over by coup -- changes that undermine coming parliamentary elections meant to return the nation to democracy.

THE GVNEWS.NET SHADOW
---GULF NEWS: Musharraf Empowers Himself
---BALOCHISTAN POST: Musharraf Prolongs His Dictatorship
---ASIA TIMES ONLINE: Pakistan¿s Growth Fraught with Risk
---IANS: Musharraf¿s New Order To Ensure His Extended Stay
---DAWN: Amendments Irreversible, Musharraf Says
---IANS: U.S. Declines To Comment on Musharraf¿s Amendments

AP: Protests Planned for U.N. Summit
Activists coming to the World Summit on Sustainable Development say they are planning massive demonstrations that will be organized and peaceful - unless police provoke them.

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---EARTH TIMES: Prospects for Johannesburg -- Economist Jeffrey Sachs
---AENS: Alleged Teargassing Mars World Summit Preparations
---EA STANDARD: Challenge Ahead of Johannesburg Earth Summit
---THIS DAY: IMF Lists Conditions for Sustainable Development
---BUSINESS DAY: Southern Africa Reels Under Its Food Shortages