King also was CNN's lead reporter covering Vice President Al Gore in the closing weeks of the 2000 campaign and during the post-election recount controversy.

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Most insurers will therefore be reluctant to follow Allstate's lead and stop covering new homes.

ECONOMIST: George Bush is not the only one clearing brush

Mr Hammond, who visited Afghanistan last week, said Afghans were now taking the security lead in areas covering 75% of the population.

BBC: Philip Hammond meets senior Afghan