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Aquino sworn in as president of the Philippines
Benigno Aquino III was sworn in as the 16th president of the Philippines on Wednesday. He has vowed to fight corruption and poverty. Aquino's mother, Corazon Aquino, was the first president of the Philippines after dictator Ferdinand Marcos was ousted from power in 1986.
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