Leader's 'Disappearance' Comes at a Tricky Time for U.S.-Nigerian Relations

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Forget Austin Powers. The real "international man of mystery" is President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria, who has not been seen in public since Nov. 23. Yar'Adua's disappearance has touched off a firestorm of controversy in Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation. Experts say government in the major oil-producing nation has basically ground to a halt.

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