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"The U.S. is working to avoid the 'danger' that could develop if Southern Sudan fails to hold a long-planned referendum on whether to secede from Sudan and form a separate nation, U.S. State Department spokesman Philip J. Crowley said...

"A recent study by the Washington-based National Democratic Institute shows a majority of Southern Sudanese favoring independence, while Sudan’s government is campaigning for voters in the region to reject secession."

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