APTOPIX Dominican Republic Elections
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Dominican Republic's President Leonel Fernandez, center, who is running for reelection for the Dominican Liberation Party, delivers a speech in Santo Domingo, Saturday, May 17, 2008. Fernandez declared victory early Saturday in the Dominican Republic's national election while his main rival, center-left construction magnate Miguel Vargas, who received 41 percent of the vote, said he accepted the results. At left is Fernandez's wife Margarita Cedeno.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)