New Pakistani Prime Minister takes the oath of office in Islamabad
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (L) swears in Yousaf Raza Gilani as the new Prime Minister in Islamabad on March 25, 2008. Gilani is a loyalist of slain ex-leader Benazir Bhutto. (UPI Photo/Sajjad Ali Qureshi)
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