Ex-Philippine President Estrada girds for freedom
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Joseph Estrada, the playboy former president of the Philippines, was preparing for life as a free man on Friday after being pardoned of his conviction for plundering the nation's coffers.
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Ex-Philippine President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor.
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The Philippines' former first lady Imelda Marcos has asked an anti-graft court to allow her to go to Hong Kong and China for medical treatment and to attend a trade show, her lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Thousands of people rallied in Manila on Friday calling for the resignation of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo over a corruption scandal.
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An angry former President Joseph Estrada left for Hong Kong yesterday afternoon to undergo knee surgery and the government expressed confidence that he would not abscond.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appealed to world Muslim leaders today to help secure the release of Filipino hostages in Afghanistan and Iraq as anxious relatives prayed for their safety.
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as warnings and rumours of plots failed to materialise among the large, peaceful crowd for the funeral. journey through the streets of Manila to his family&#39;s tomb on Wednesday.
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Tens of thousands flocked to a religious rally in the Philippine capital's main park on Sunday in a show of defiance against President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her supporters in the lower house of Congress.
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Former Colombian vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas could be freed along with her young son as early as Thursday, almost six years after she was captured by Marxist rebels and held in jungle camps.
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Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's most famous prisoner, hopes to walk free as a court considers his appeal.
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Former President Joseph Estrada is freed from detention, after receiving a pardon from his successor.
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A Colombian father whose soldier son has been held hostage for nearly a decade by guerrillas has begun hiking across the country in hopes he can help break a deadlock over freeing rebel kidnap victims.
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Joseph Estrada, the jailed former leader of the Philippines, walked free on Friday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for pardoning the playboy movie star.
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Joseph Estrada's pardon gets the former Philippines leader out of prison  -- and could potentially get his successor, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, out of hot water
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A Philippine court convicted deposed President Joseph Estrada of plunder and sentenced him to life in prison Wednesday, following a six-year trial in which the constitutionality of the law was challenged.
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Joseph Estrada rose from an obscure bit player to a major national film star then blew the biggest role of his life -- president of the Philippines.
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Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after an anti-graft court found him guilty of plunder and barred him from holding public office again.