Botswana's parliamentary elections were swept Friday by the Botswana Democratic Party, the only political power to govern Botswana since the country's independence from Britain in 1966. Botswana, a landlocked country in southern Africa, is struggling with poverty and a high rate of AIDS but held a peaceful election.
Source: Governing party firmly stays put by the Associated Press
10/19/09 Star Tribune print edition
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I actually know some people who live in Botswana, so this is very interesting to me. Good job at summarizing the story.
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