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In the most hotly contested election since Saddam Hussein narrowly defended his title of Grand Potentate of Greater Mesopotamia with 99.96 percent of the vote, both Fidel Castro and his brother/henchman Raul were reelected to Cuba's sham parliament, the National Assembly of Popular Power, with 98.4 and 99.4 percent of their constituents' votes, respectively.(The Week)(Brief article)

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In the most hotly contested election since Saddam Hussein narrowly defended his title of Grand Potentate of Greater Mesopotamia with 99.96 percent of the vote, both Fidel Castro and his brother/henchman Raul were reelected to Cuba's sham parliament, the National Assembly of Popular Power, with 98.4 and 99.4 percent of their ...

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