Cyprus Divided Over Unity Vote ; Annan Says 'No Magic Way' to Address All Demands

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A hotly disputed U.N. referendum on the future of this divided island has widened the rift between its two main ethnic groups and cast strong doubt on the prospect of Cypriot unity after three decades of division.

Tomorrow's vote on both sides of the Cypriot barricades is viewed by many in the Turkish-Cypriot minority as paving the way to European Union membership and prosperity. The Greek-Cypriot majority is torn, confused and, according to opinion polls, inclined to reject the complex blueprint closely identified with U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan and strongly backed by the Bush administration.

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Cyprus Divided Over Unity Vote ; Annan Says 'No Magic Way' to Address All Demands

The 9,000-page "Annan Plan" was drafted in the face of continuing disagreement by the leaders of the island's Greek and Turkish comm...

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