Thursday, May 10, 2007

Ramos-Horta leads in East Timor

Ramos-Horta leads in East Timor vote (AP)

East Timorese Prime Minister who is also presidential candidate Jose Ramos-Horta shows his ink-marked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station in Baucau, East Timor, Wednesday, May 9, 2007. East Timorese cast their ballots Wednesday in a run-off presidential election seen as key to restoring stability to Asia's newest nation, following a year of violence and political turmoil. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta has taken a commanding lead in East Timor's presidential elections with almost half of the ballots counted, the country's electoral commission said Thursday.


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