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VIENNA   Nearly a month after Austria’s Sept. 29 general election, in which the far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPO) claimed victory, the center-right Austrian People's Party (OVP) and the Social Democratic Party (SPO) met Friday to begin coalition negotiations. OVP Chairman and Chancellor Karl Nehammer described the talks with the SPO, which finished second in the election, as serious and focused on open dialogue. Nehammer emphasized that both parties’ delegations were committed to an

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