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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia's King Fahd sought to modernize his desert kingdom while balancing change against tribal tradition and orthodox Islam, but a stroke a decade ago left him a ruler in name only during tumultuous times for the world's biggest oil producer.
His death Monday came as the Saudi government pursues an aggressive clampdown on Islamic terrorism and unprecedented reforms.See the full content of this document
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Fahd Defied Islamic Extremism
The portly, goateed Fahd inadvertently helped fuel the rise of Islamic extremism by making conce...
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