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

Nigeria's New Acting President Calls for Unity

Lawmakers Tuesday made Vice President Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria's acting leader

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