DUPNITSA, Bulgaria (Reuters) - The impoverished population of this sleepy Bulgarian town faced a bizarre choice of candidates in Sunday's general election -- suspected local crime bosses who are also town benefactors. A woman looks around before casting her ballot at a polling station in the village of Ribnovo, some 250 km (155 miles) south of Bulgarian capital Sofia July 5, 2009. (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov) Exploiting loopholes in the European Union newcomer's laws, two suspected crime chiefs...
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