Posted AT 1:11 PM EST on 22/07/08
Indian government wins confidence vote over U.S. nuclear deal
NEW DELHI — India's government survived a hotly contested confidence vote Tuesday, clearing the way for it to finalize a landmark nuclear energy deal with the United States.
The vote capped a week of intense politicking that saw the government rename an airport for a legislator's father, promise a high-level job to another, and — rival politicians allege — hand out millions of dollars to many others in an effort to survive.
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