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Philippines declares emergency after 24 killed

FILE--In this July 21, 2008 photo released by the Presidential Close-in Photographer's Office, Malacanang Palace in Manila, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, right, is welcomed by Congressman Didagen Dilangalen, left, and Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Datu Zaldy Ampatuan, upon arrival at Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan Province, in the Philippines. On Monday Nov. 23, 2009, gunmen ambushed a convoy of 40 political supporters and journalists, killing at least two dozen people, on their way to file election papers for Vice Mayor Ismael Mangudadatu of Buluan township, a candidate in a region of the Philippines notorious for violence between rival clans. The Mangudadatus blamed their rivals, the powerful Ampatuan family, which has ruled with an iron fist since 2001. An official in the president's office called it the worst political violence in recent history. (AP Photo/Ronald Navarro, PCPO, File)
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MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday, giving security forces free hands to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election massacres.

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    Philippines declares emergency after 24 killed AP - 11 minutes ago

    MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo placed two southern provinces under a state of emergency Tuesday, giving security forces free hands to pursue gunmen who killed at least 24 people in one of the country's worst election massacres.

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