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Memory and Fear Dominate Philippines' Pre-Election Scenarios
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Memory and Fear Dominate Philippines' Pre-Election Scenarios

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Jan 22, 2010
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The Philippines lives in a kind of extended déjà vu: yellow flags bearing the images of a fallen hero and his widow flutter on Manila's boulevards reminding Filipinos of a groundbreaking event almost 25 years ago that would shape the country's future.

The man's face is that of Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the assassinated rival of a dictator, with his fa…

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