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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

BREAKING NEWS ~ Arroyo impeachment case quashed
Jeannie Shawl at 8:31 AM ET

[JURIST] AP is reporting that Philippine legislators have quashed the impeachment case against Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo [official website; Wikipedia backgrounder]. With opposition members boycotting, the House Committee on Justice [official website] voted to quash all impeachment complaints against Arroyo, who has been accused of rigging last year's election. AP has more.

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