Burmese Call for Boycott of Sunday’s Election

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Burmese Call for Boycott of Sunday’s Election
Members of the Free Burma Coalition stage a protest in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 22, to show their support to Burma activists calling to boycott the Nov. 7 elections, the country's first in 20 years. Noel Celis/Getty Images
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Members of the Free Burma Coalition stage a protest in front of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 22, to show their support to Burma activists calling to boycott the Nov. 7 elections, the country's first in 20 years. (Noel Celis/Getty Images)
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