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"After decades of civil war, and several years of tenuous peace, southern Sudan is preparing to decide whether to split from the north to form a separate nation...

"For separation to pass, it must win 60% of votes cast. A study of southerners by the U.S.-based National Democratic Institute found that 'the vast majority of participants indicate they will be voting for separation.'"

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