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USDP To Secure Advance Votes

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 KO HTWE
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The USDP plans to secure the election by taking advance votes from civic organizations connected to the authorities.
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USDP Vote Buying Begins

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 THE IRRAWADDY
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The junta's proxy, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, has started buying votes and intimidating voters in collaboration with government authorities in several parts of the country.
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As Vote Nears, Moods Range from Disdain to Determination

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 YAN PAING / IPS WRITER
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A mix of moods prevails in Burma ahead of a vote that some say will just legitimize military rule, but others believe offers some chance to get a degree of political change.
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USDP Campaign Posters Seen Throughout Burma

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 THE IRRAWADDY
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The pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party puts up candidates' campaign posters  in respective constituencies across Burma.
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Suu Kyi Says She Won't Vote in Elections

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader has decided not to vote in upcoming elections, even though authorities have told her she is on the electoral roll.
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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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