HELSINKIFinnish Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen's campaign for re-election was dealt a blow on March 11 when a classified Foreign Ministry report leaked to the press implied he overstepped his powers last year by promising support for U.S. actions in Iraq."It's not good news for Lipponen, it's certainly a big blow to him," Tuomo Martikainen, a leading political commentator and professor of political science, told AFP.Lipponen is running for a third consecutive term in the March 16 legislative election.According to the leaked report, U.S. President George W. Bush thanked Lipponen during a visi...
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