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Mubarak Wins in Egypt's First Multi-Party Election

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sweeps the country's first competitive presidential election. He wins a fifth consecutive term, with more than 88 percent of the vote. But opposition candidates and independent monitors condemn widespread irregularities at the polls.

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Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.