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Bhutto's widower to be Pakistan president candidate

ISLAMABAD
Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:29am EDT
Asif Ali Zardari (R), widower of slain Benazir Bhutto and co-chairman of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, speaks during the party's central executive meeting in Islamabad, August 22, 2008. REUTERS/Pakistan People's Party/Handout

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The widower of assassinated former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto will be a candidate for president, an official of his party said on Saturday.

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The Pakistan People's Party, which Asif Ali Zardari leads, said on Friday it wanted him to run. A presidential election by legislators for a replacement for Pervez Musharraf, who resigned on Monday, will be held on September 6.

(Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Jerry Norton)
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