Meanwhile, Mr Bouchard did worse than expected in his provincial election: his party was returned to office, but with fewer votes than its anti-separatist Liberal rivals.

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JORDAN, Montana (CNN) -- The FBI will not accept an offer from white separatist Randy Weaver to help end the standoff between members of a Montana anti-government group and federal agents, sources told CNN Sunday.

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