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MANILA, Philippines — After a decade of corruption- tainted politics and untamed poverty, Filipinos stood in long lines today to elect a new leader, and surveys indicate they’re pinning their hopes on the son of democracy icons who electrified masses with his family name and clean image.
Sen. Benigno Aquino III — whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose late mother led the “people power” revolt that restored freedoms and swept her into power — had a large lead in the last pre-election polls.
Denver Post wire services
