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Karzai expected to accept he fell short
AP ^ | 19 October 2009 | ROBERT BURNS (AP) – 41 minutes ago

Posted on 10/19/2009 8:49:32 PM PDT by dodger

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of the 50 percent vote share in August's election that he needed to win outright, but it was unclear Monday whether that would lead quickly to a runoff election with his nearest challenger, a U.S. government official said.

Karzai could opt to embrace a runoff, which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday was logistically feasible within weeks, or he could attempt to negotiate a power-sharing arrangement with former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second in the August balloting.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: acorn; afganistan; karsai
Gee, Barack (a/k/a Barry Sotero) is busy.

A war in Iraq. A war in Afganistan. A nuanced coup in Honduras. A nuanced coup in Afganistan.

This all atop nationalization of health care, autos, finance, and much else.

But still ample time to flim-flam Fox News & suchlike.

1 posted on 10/19/2009 8:49:32 PM PDT by dodger
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To: dodger
Any excuse to avoid victory.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

2 posted on 10/19/2009 8:53:01 PM PDT by The Comedian (Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
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To: dodger

So who does James Carville, I mean Obama, want in ?


3 posted on 10/19/2009 9:05:53 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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To: The Comedian

Depends on what Victory means.......he did say he ‘would stand Muslim’ when the political winds changed....


4 posted on 10/19/2009 9:06:48 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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To: Freddd

Bamma wants a rumpus in Ganistan to draw off the attention of the sheeple ...


5 posted on 10/19/2009 9:44:49 PM PDT by dodger
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