Recount of 13 Million Ballots Commences
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From Times Wire Reports
Taiwan began recounting 13 million ballots from its March presidential election to end political feuding and suspicions of fraud that threaten the credibility of the reelected president.
President Chen Shui-bian was reelected by just one-fifth of a percentage point, or about 30,000 votes, in balloting that opposition candidate Lien Chan alleged was marred by irregularities.
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