Boss Tweed would be proud. Tainted Afghan Vote Tally Gives Karzai Majority Afghanistan’s election commission announced a tally giving President Hamid Karzai a majority of votes in the Aug. 20 presidential election — potentially enough to avoid a runoff and claim victory — after the commission decided to include thousands of suspected fraudulent ballots that [...]
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