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Kenya's President Calls for Calm; AG Seeks Inquiry

In Kenya on Thursday, President Mwai Kibaki called for an end to ethnic violence that has killed more than 300 people. He says he's willing to talk to the opposition once calm has been restored to the country.

His challenger, Raila Odinga, claims the vote count was rigged and refuses to accept the election results. Kenya's attorney general Thursday called for an independent body to verify the vote tally.

The developments happened as riot police in Nairobi fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse opposition supporters trying to gather to protest the election results.

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