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Ex-Rebel Leader Wins Election in Uruguay

HeadlineNov 30, 2009

In news from Latin America, a former guerrilla fighter has won the presidency in Uruguay. The leftist José Mujica beat former Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle by about ten percentage points.

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