Three years later, a grateful Hussein obliged a nervous Shah when the latter asked that Ayatollah Khomeini, then an obscure exile in Iraq, be expelled.

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In other circumstances, Mr Milosevic might be lured out of office by the promise of a comfortable life in exile.

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GARCIA-NAVARRO: Still, it's Cubans like her who may be in the best position to bridge the gap between the exile and the island if the day does come when the two communities of Cuba are finally reunited.

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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder repeated his opposition to military action in Iraq, adding he would be glad to see Saddam Hussein go into exile.

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In 1979, when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini began preparations to leave his exile, in Paris, foreign journalists and politicians told him that it would be dangerous to return to Iran while it was in the throes of revolution.

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During Mr Woods's years in exile, some of Steve Biko's colleagues had been furious that he appeared to be cashing in on the relationship.

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If the U.S. State Department is opposed to the exile, let it call for Mr. Zelaya to be put on trial now that he is back in Honduras.

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Zardari, who has lived most of his life in Dubai and Britain following his mother's exile from Pakistan, denied suggestions that he would not be able relate to the Pakistani people.

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