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Kufuor promises reconciliation, press freedom

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    Ghana's new president, John Kufuor, pledged on Thursday to set up a reconciliation body to enable people to express their grievances with a view to healing past wounds. He also promised to repeal a criminal libel law against which journalists had been campaigning. "We shall expand the boundaries of freedom of speech by repealing that law which criminalises speech and expression," he said. "Set free, I have no doubt our media will play their honourable role with a heightened sense of responsibility."

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