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Friday, March 30, 2012

Aung San Suu Kyi: Elections Will Be Neither Free Nor Fair

YANGON, Myanmar -- Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that Myanmar's landmark weekend elections will be neither free nor fair because of widespread irregularities, but vowed to continue her candidacy for the sake of the long-repressed nation.

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