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Polls Open in Watershed Iraqi Election

Thousands vie for seats in biggest vote since fall of Saddam

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 30, 2009 8:23 AM CST

(Newser) – The polls are already open for this weekend's provincial elections in Iraq, the nation's first since it became a fully sovereign nation after the fall of Saddam. The Sunni minority is participating, reports the Christian Science Monitor, and Iraqis can vote for more than 14,... Read full story »

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