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 (Editor's Note: Jim Bowman, FOL Treasurer, represented the Friends of Liberia during the Liberian National Elections on October 11, 2005. Below Jim offers a personal, preliminary report to the membership. Frank Ardaiolo, former Chair of the Board of Trustees, represented FOL for the run-off elections on November 8, 2005. Because of time constraints, we are not able to bring you his report in this e-zine, but we thought the article from Frank's hometown newspaper would give readers a flavor of his experience. Look for Jim's final report and Frank's report in December on the FOL website, www.fol.org . You can also find other Observer statements at the Liberian National Elections Commission website, www.necliberia.org . There is a wealth of information there.)
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