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Brazil's president faces tough runoff

BRASILIA, Brazil -- Voter outrage over alleged corruption and dirty tricks left Brazil's president facing a tough runoff for a second term after his main rival staged a surprise comeback. Polls had predicted that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would trounce the center-right Geraldo Alckmin with far more than the 50 percent plus one vote needed to win the contest in the first round. But with the entire vote counted on Monday, Silva got 48.6 percent compared to 41.6 percent for Alckmin.

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