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WATCH: End to Elections in Afghanistan

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Hamid Karzai is declared the winner after runoff vote cancelation.

mudvillegazette.com - 11/4/2009

Plan B

— mudvillegazette.com — Al Jazeera : Hamid Karzai listened to a mixture of congratulations and straight talking down the telephone... from President Obama on Monday just hours after Mr. Karzai was declared the winner of the Afghan elections by default. President Obama made clear what the United States expects. ... (more) Plan B

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Round two (part two)

— mudvillegazette.com — ( Part one here ) ***** As the scheduled November 7 second round election date draws near,... last minute efforts to replace the Karzai government in Afghanistan are moving into high gear. From London : Dr Abdullah Abdullah is meeting his main allies in Kabul today and tomorrow to ... (more) Round two (part two)

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mudvillegazette.com - 11/1/2009

Abdullah Abduallah pulls out - should we?

— mudvillegazette.com — Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai's main rival for office of President of Afghanistan, has withdrawn from the scheduled... Novemvber 7 runoff election there, saying his demands for ensuring a fraud-free election had not been met. However, he stopped short of calling for his supporters to boycott the ... (more) Abdullah Abduallah pulls out - should we?

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