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| | Business, UNISYS |
 | | The last time that a Panamanian presidential election was decided by fraud, in 1984 when a bogus vote count gave Nicolás Ardito Barletta a "victory" over Arnulfo Arias, Barletta and his backer, former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega, enjoyed the support of the Reagan administration. |
 | | So what if the UNISYS scandal really has uncovered an attempt to steal the 2004 Panamanian elections, and what if, as in 1984, the anticipated fraud enjoys White House support? |
 | | Because cedulas are used for voting, there is a lot of speculation that what may have been uncovered was a plot to steal the 2004 elections. |
| www.thepanamanews.com /pn/v_08/issue_21/business_03.html (397 words) |
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