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Sassou Nguesso seeks to extend 32-year rule in Congo vote

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Congo begins voting under a 48-hour communications blackout, in a tense ballot expected to see President Denis Sassou Nguesso prolong his 32-year rule over the oil-rich but poor nation. IMAGES.

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