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Karzai's Default Win Saps Afghan Democracy

By Carmen GentileNov 2nd 2009 – 7:47AM

KABUL -- Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan's presidential election after opponent Abdullah Abdullah's tearful decision to pull out under protest. Karzai's victory by default douses U.S. hopes that voting would convey legitimacy on Afghanistan's inefficient and corrupt government, and some Afghan observers...

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