Un-backed Panel Confirms Massive Afghan Fraud (ap)

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A defaced and torn election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who's also a presidential candidate in last August's vote, is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP – U.N.-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third of President Hamid Karzai’s votes from the August election, undercutting his claim of victory and stepping up the pressure for him to accept a runoff.

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