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"Southern Sudanese began registering to vote in a referendum in January to decide whether their oil- producing region will break away from Sudan and become Africa's newest independent nation...

"The majority of Southern Sudanese favor independence, the Washington-based National Democratic Institute said in an Oct. 20 report, based on 63 focus groups surveyed in 48 locations from Feb. 5 to March 16."

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