In a half-hour news conference, he admitted making what he called "some incredibly bad decisions" that "hurt so many people."

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In a VOA interview, Hailu admitted that many opposition supporters are suspicious of his seeming closeness and conciliatory attitude toward Prime Minister Meles, whose government convicted him of treason and sentenced him to life in prison three years ago.

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Every school that extends offers of admission hopes that as many admitted students as possible will enroll.

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However, many admitted to posting personal details on social networking pages that were open for anyone to see.

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Yet many admitted, too, that Mr Bush was on target, especially considering that Ayman Nour, a young, secular politician who was the distant runner-up to Mr Mubarak in the 2005 presidential election, has languished in jail ever since, on flimsy charges of forgery.

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