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(23 Feb 2008) SHOTLIST 1. Various of crowd at Sakubva stadium shouting slogans 2. Men standing on electricity pylon 3. Leader of the the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Morgan Tsvangirai and wife, on podium 4. Tsvangirai addressing crowd 5. Tilt up from T-shirt to woman listening 8. Woman listening 9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Morgan Tsvangirai, President Movement For Democratic Change, English "We must ask this question to everyone we meet, across the length and breath of this country. We will ask the great question facing voters of Zimbabwe: Are you hungry?" (Crowd response: "Yes") "Are you hungry for jobs?" (Crowd response: "Yes") "Are you hungry for justice?" (Crowd response: "Yes") "Are you hungry for change?" (Crowd response: "Yes") 11. Banner, reading (in English): "Mugabe must go" 12. Tilt down from Tsvangirai banner to crowd 13. Close of MDC campaign poster 14. Various of party supporters dancing 15. People cheering as Tsvangirai leaves on back of van STORYLINE Zimbabwe's main opposition group, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), launched its election campaign on Saturday with a rally in the town of Mutare, some 250 kilometres (150 miles) east of the capital Harare. The MDC is aiming to topple veteran President Robert Mugabe in next month's joint presidential and parliamentary elections. The event coincided with Mugabe's official birthday celebrations being held in the town of Beitbridge. Mugabe, who turned 84, on Thursday, is seeking a sixth term as president. Addressing the estimated 20-thousand party supporters who thronged the Sakubva stadium, Morgan Tsvangirai leader of the MDC, said that hunger would be the talking point of the ballot set for March the 29th. Tsvangirai stirred the crowd with a series of questions; "Are you hungry? Are you hungry for justice? Are you hungry for change?", each of which was met by the crowd with a resounding "Yes". Tsvangirai said that the harsh economic meltdown playing out in Zimbabwe would make it impossible for Mugabe to win. Tsvangirai is among candidates taking on Mugabe in a four horse race for the presidency which includes former finance Minister and Zanu PF senior official Simba Makoni running as an independent. A bid to close ranks and forge an opposition alliance to confront Mugabe at the ballot flopped three weeks ago over the allocation of constituents. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...