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Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. The country's parliament has named Jonathan acting leader while President Umaru Yar'Adua remains hospitalized in Saudi Arabia (November 2009 file photo)
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Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja (November 2009 file photo)

Nigerian Lawmakers Name Acting President

Goodluck Jonathan to serve while President Yar'Adua undergoes medical treatment in Saudi Arabia

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