NPR: Southern Sudanese Vote Overwhelmingly To Secede

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http://www.npr.org/2011/01/30/133348412/Southern-Sudanese-Vote-Overwhelmingly-To-Secede


Officials in Sudan just released a preliminary tally for this month's independence referendum. The results were overwhelming; nearly 99 percent have voted to secede from northern Sudan and create their own country. NPR's Frank Langfitt reports.

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An article about it.

http://www.npr.org/2011/01/30/133347633/southern-sudan-votes-for-secession-by-99-percent

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U.S. to recognize south Sudan as a new country, Obama says

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-sudan-obama-20110207,1,1599344.story

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