Vote in Lebanon undercuts Hezbollah, boosts Obama

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

BEIRUT -- A pro-Western coalition won Lebanon's parliamentary elections Monday, dealing a setback to the Hezbollah and giving a boost to President Obama's Middle East peace policy.

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