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Headlines for February 19, 2008
VOTING UNDERWAY IN ARMENIA
By Ruzanna Khachatrian, Ruzanna Stepanian, Emil Danielyan and Ruben Meloyan
President Robert Kocharian and the main candidates cast their ballots on Tuesday shortly after the start of voting in Armenia’s tense presidential election closely watched by the international community. ...ARMENIAN OPPOSITION CRIES FOUL AMID REPORTS OF VIOLENCE, FRAUD
By Astghik Bedevian, Karine Kalantarian, Ruben Meloyan, Ruzanna Stepanian and Anna Saghabalian
The polls closed across Armenia late Tuesday in a presidential election that proved to be one of the most violent in the country’s history amid reports of widespread beatings of opposition activists and ...SARKISIAN SET TO CLAIM LANDSLIDE ELECTION WIN
By Emil Danielyan
Prime Minister Serzh Sarkisian was heading for a landslide victory in Armenia’s dispute presidential election early Wednesday, according to early official vote results rejected as fraudulent by his main ...
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