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	&quot;It&#39;s a happy day today because she has just been freed,&quot; attorney Laurence Arroyo said as the 69-year-old former leader, who served from 2001-2010, was released after serving nearly five years in prison. &nbsp;</div>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

Ex-Philippine president Arroyo freed from jail: police

MANILA - Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was freed from detention from a military hospital Thursday, after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.

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