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| | CNN.com - Australian to head Pacific forum - Aug. 16, 2003 |
 | | New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, the chair of this year's forum meeting in Auckland, announced the result at midday Saturday. |
 | | Howard has pushed aggressively for Urwin to take over the secretary-general's role ahead of a review of the effectiveness of the forum, which is the key body for economic and political cooperation in the Pacific. |
 | | Its 16 members are Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Nauru and Niue, Palau, Tonga and Samoa. |
| www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/08/16/nz.forum (354 words) |
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