Our interests in Afghanistan are quite limited. The president emphasized that the core interest is to prevent Afghanistan from once again becoming a platform for the launching of terrorist attacks.

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First, you determine that your core interest is how people decide to join together and make a change in their societies.

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Again, the President expressed the significant, core interest that the United States has in defeating al Qaeda, which is shared by Pakistan.

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And Mr Bush is starting to erode Mr Gore's advantage among core Democratic interest groups, such as Latinos.

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