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62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGINS AT THE UNITED NATIONS IN NEW YORK

Nicanor Duarte Frutos, president of Paraguay, speaks at the 62nd General Assembly at the United Nations on September 25, 2007 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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