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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Dutch Government Falls Over Troop Withdrawal

The Dutch coalition government has collapsed after two large parties failed to agree over withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan's Uruzgan province as planned.

Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's cabinet collapsed after hours of talks that extended into the early hours of Saturday, according to local news media.
the ANP news agency and RTL television reported.

In a first statement announcing his cabinet's fall, Balkenende said he would visit the country's Queen Beatrice later in the day to offer the resignation of the Labor Party members of his government.'

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