Afghan Election Race Narrows - nytimes

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai is still leading in the presidential race one week before the national election, but his opponents are closing the gap, and he still falls short of the 50 percent support needed to avoid a runoff, a new opinion poll showed Thursday. Afghan Election Race Narrows‎
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