The Fading of Gloria
Outgoing Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's gamble to take over as Speaker of the House of Representatives to preserve her power base and protect her from procecution appears to be fading against the magnitude of last Monday's national election landslide by Benigno Aquino III. Aquino won 40 percent of the vote, while his nearest challenger …
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