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A ballot box is emptied as counting of votes for the UK's general election begin at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 6, 2010. Britain began a long, tense election night Thursday after the closest poll race for decades, with polls showing the opposition Conservatives ahead but falling short of a clear majority. AFP PHOTO/PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)

A ballot box is emptied as counting of votes for the UK's general election begin at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on May 6, 2010. Britain began a long, tense election night Thursday after the closest poll race for decades, with polls showing the opposition Conservatives ahead but falling short of a clear majority.    AFP PHOTO/PETER MUHLY (Photo credit should read PETER MUHLY/AFP/Getty Images)