Iraqis Vote Under Tight Security

New York Times DEXTER FILKINS, KIRK SEMPLE December 14, 2005 at 11:02 PM
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Iraqi voters streamed to the polls this morning in nationwide elections as Iraqi leaders predicted that the vote would split almost evenly between secular and Islamist parties and usher in lengthy political maneuvering.

The elections, which are expected to draw as many as 10 million Iraqis to the polls, will be the last formal milestone in the American-backed political process that was devised to foster a democratic government.

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