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Iraq Vote Sees Hope in Triangle of Death South of Baghdad
In the Shiite towns south of Baghdad voters and Marines mark Iraq’s first free National Assembly vote in over five decades. Karfia Abbasi voices joy at casting a ballot for anyone not Saddam, while Lt. Col. Durkin and Lt. Col. Coglianese praise the hard work of democracy amid threats.
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ASEAN
Iraq
Karfia Abbasi
Saddam Hussein
Abbasi
U.S
Baghdad
Saddam
Bob Durkin
1St Battalion, 2Nd Marines
Vinny Coglianese
Seddah
National Assembly
Musayyib
Abed Hunni
Abdullah al-Seddei
al-Seddei
Florian Gonzales
Norwalk
Conn
Gonzales
Nasiriyah
Maj
Mohammed Salman Abass Ali Al-Zubaidi
Iraqi National Guard