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Article: Paying the ultimate price
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- March 4, 2008
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THERE were exchanges of hugs and thunderous cheers two weeks ago
as Datuk Seri Mohamad Khir Toyo read out the Barisan Nasional's list
of candidates for the general election.
Streets around Selangor Umno headquarters in Shah Alam were
congested as supporters of the candidates rushed to witness the
historic occasion of seeing their hopefuls being given a chance to
be the next wakil rakyat.
Some of the new candidates looked nervous and some were silently
uttering prayers as they waited for the arrival of Dr Khir, the
State Barisan Nasional chairman.
It was not a surprise to see the new faces squirming in their
seats.
They knew that even if their candidacy was announced then, they
could still ...