Reuters quote of the day, October 27

Friday, October 26, 2007, 11:39 [IST]

LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history: ''We don't have geological problems, but we do have ideological problems.'' -- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Latin America's situation in a 2006 interview to the Financial Times. On Oct. 27, 2002, he became the first leftist to be elected Brazil's president.

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Friday, October 26, 2007,11:39 [IST]

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Friday, October 26, 2007,11:51 [IST]

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Friday, October 26, 2007,11:54 [IST]

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Dera Chief granted bail

Friday, October 26, 2007,11:59 [IST]

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Series against Pakistan to be tough

Friday, October 26, 2007,12:02 [IST]

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