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China Hopes Burma's Election Runs Smoothly

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Despite the fact that many members of the international community, regional activists and Burmese dissidents have criticized Burma's Sunday election, its first in 20 years, China said on Thursday that it hopes the election goes well.
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Gold Sales Rise as Election Nears

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RANGOON — Sales of gold have increased across Burma as people fear instability and unrest in the wake of the country's first general election in 20 years on Sunday.
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Ethnic Groups Don't Expect Much from the Election

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Leaders of ethnic ceasefire groups have apparently decided to take advantage of the political space opened up by the Nov. 7 election, while at the same time preparing for possible hostilities with the Burmese Army when the voting is over.
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Confusion and Fear Mark Burma's Polls

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Burma's controversial election, its first in twenty years, is now at the doorstep. This is not a typical election, and the most important decision the Burmese public must make on Sunday is not which party to vote for, but whether or not to vote at all. That decision will apparently be made in an atmosphere of confusion and fear.
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Burma Cancels Voting in More Minority Areas

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RANGOON — Election authorities in military-ruled Burma canceled voting in Sunday's elections in more areas where restive ethnic minorities are dominant.
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Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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Will you vote or boycott the Nov. 7 election?
 

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