Gabon Leaders Both Claiming Victory in Presidential Election

Supporters of Gabon President Ali Bongo and his chief rival, Jean Ping, are both claiming victory - and alleging fraud - in the central African nation's presidential election. The official results in the oil rich nation's Saturday election won't be known until Tuesday. But the 73-year-old Ping claimed Sunday that "the general trends indicate we are the winner."  But a spokesman for Bongo said the president is headed to a second term, while Bongo said he is...

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