Karzai Hailed Over Run-Off Agreement ; Brown Leads Praise for Afghan Leader

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GORDON Brown last nightjoined Barack Obama in welcoming President Hamid Karzai's "statesmanlike" agreement to a second ballot run-off in Afghanistan's disputed presidential election.

The Afghan leader bowed to international pressure after a ruling by the UN's Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) that a third of his votes from the first round in August were invalid, leaving him without the 50% needed for outright victory.

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Karzai Hailed Over Run-Off Agreement ; Brown Leads Praise for Afghan Leader

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) said the run- off with Abdullah Abdullah, who finished second in the first round ballot, would be held on Novemb...

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