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Musharraf Wins Election, Still Faces Ouster

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has won Saturday's presidential election.

But the Supreme Court could decide not to allow Musharraf to be sworn in for another term, if the court decides his candidacy is illegal.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.