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To: abstract who wrote (60853)	3/14/2004 7:33:48 PM
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, under pressure to say which foreign leaders were rooting for him to beat President Bush, refused on Sunday to reveal any names. Secretary of State Colin Powell suggested he name some names or stop implying foreign leaders were encouraging him to beat Bush. apnews.myway.com MADRID, Spain (AP) - Voters ousted Spain's ruling party in elections Sunday, with many saying they were shaken by bombings in Madrid and furious with the government for backing the Iraq war and making their country a target for al-Qaida. Some voters were angry at outgoing Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, accusing him of making Spain a target for Islamic extremists because of his support for the Iraq war, despite the opposition of most Spaniards. Aznar sent 1,300 Spanish troops to Iraq after the conflict and 11 have died. apnews.myway.com "The defeat of the Popular Party in Spain is evidently attributable to both the perception that the government mishandled the information about the terrorist attacks and because of the hostility to their strong alliance with the U.S.," said CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst Pamela Falk. "It is mind boggling that the overwhelming support and empathy for the U.S. from the EU after 9/11 has become antagonism and distance, related in large part to the war in Iraq and its consequences." cbsnews.com