Exit poll predicts Karzai as winner
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An exit poll conducted by an American non-profit group found that interim Afghan president Hamid Karzai won Saturday's first-ever presidential election with the outright majority needed to avoid a second round.
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Hamid Karzai was finally declared the winner of Afghanistan&#39;s landmark presidential election today, at the same time as the militants threatening to kill three UN hostages who were in the country to oversee the election pushed back their deadline by 12
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Hamid Karzai has been officially named winner of the Afghan election, becoming the country&#39;s first leader to be elected by the people and putting him in a strong position for a confrontation
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With 99 percent of the votes still to be  counted in Afghanistan's presidential election, incumbent Hamid  Karzai had taken a lead that many observers expect him to  retain right to the end of a marathon count.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai is sure of victory in his country&#39;s historic presidential poll, but the result will not be announced for a day or so until the last few hundred
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The interim Afghan President Hamid Karzai is moving closer to final victory as he has captured 54.3 percent of over 7 million votes counted till Sunday noon, said Afghan election commission website.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - The vote tally under way on Friday in Afghanistanâs landmark election was widely expected to yield an election victory for US -backed interim leader Hamid Karzai, which would install him as the war-ravaged countryâs first
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: Interim leader Hamid Karzai, was on course on Sunday to become Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected leader, as results poured in from its landmark vote for President.
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President Hamid Karzai was formally announced the winner of the Oct. 9 presidential election by Afghanistan&#39;s electoral board this afternoon after an international
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai was on course on Tuesday for an outright victory in the country&#39;s historic presidential election with almost a quarter of the votes counted from the poll 10 days ago.
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KABUL: Hamid Karzai has won outright victory in Afghanistan&#39;s first presidential election according to preliminary results, the interim leader&#39;s supporters and chief rival said Sunday.
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President Hamid Karzai is close to winning the Afghan presidential poll, with nearly 60% of the votes and more than half the ballots counted.
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KABUL, Afghanistan Early results show interim Afghan president Hamid Karzai leading in that country&#39;s first free presidential election.
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With 99 percent of the votes still to be counted in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, incumbent Hamid Karzai had taken a lead that many observers expect him to retain right to the end of a marathon count.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- With the counting effectively &quot;over and done,&quot; incumbent Hamid Karzai is the clear winner in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election, a senior official has said.
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KABUL : With more than half the ballots in Afghanistan&#39;s presidential election counted and outright victory virtually assured for incumbent Hamid Karzai, attention has turned to when the winner can be declared and how opposition candidates will react.
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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Preliminary results from Afghanistan&#39;s landmark elections show President Hamid Karzai well ahead of his rivals and on course to become the country&#39;s first popularly elected leader.