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In Will, Bhutto Taps Husband as Successor

Zardari, now party co-chair, may aim for PM position

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2008 1:20 PM CST

(Newser) – Benazir Bhutto's political will, published today, calls for her husband to take control of her party, Reuters reports. "I would like my husband Asif Ali Zardari to lead you in this interim period until you and he decide what is best," says the... Read full story »

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