Ivory Coast political standoff continues

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The African Union is intervening in the disputed presidential election in Ivory Coast. Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo has refused to stand aside for the man the UN says won the poll. That was two months ago. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC's John James in Abidjan.

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