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Observers Give Good Grades as Liberia Holds General Elections

Ma-Fanta Konneh, 60, casts her vote for president at a polling station in Kendeja Community School in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 11, 2011.
Ma-Fanta Konneh, 60, casts her vote for president at a polling station in Kendeja Community School in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 11, 2011.
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Joe DeCapua

Voters in Liberia are going to the polls Tuesday for the second time since the end of their 14-year civil war.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is facing a tough fight for a second term, just days after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. The Liberian leader is running against more than a dozen opponents.  Her stiffest competition comes from a ticket that includes Winston Tubman, who, like Mrs. Sirleaf, is a Harvard graduate.  His running mate is former football star George Weah, who was a presidential candidate in 2005.

VOA reporter James Butty is in Liberia following election developments.  Tuesday he visited a number of polling stations. Click on link below to hear his report.

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