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An Afghan police officers escorts presidential candidate Sayed Jalal Karin, unseen, as he campaigns on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, July 16, 2009. Karzai is the odds-on favorite to win the Aug. 20 presidential ballot. Critics decry his government corrupt and ineffectual, the economy is in the tank and the country is racked by an insurgency led by the very people he helped oust from power eight years ago. The best hope for his opponents is that the 40 others in the race can win enough votes to deny him first round majority and force a runoff, in which they could unite around a single candidate. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)