Gloria Macapagal Arroyo released

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Former Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was released on bail Wednesday after a judge found election rigging charges against her weak.

Ex-Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo waves to her supporters after being released from a military hospital in Manila on July 25, 2012. Arroyo walked free from eight months in detention after a court issued a surprise ruling granting her bail, saying a vote rigging case against her was weak.

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