Iraqis vote amid threats as insurgents kill 44 in poll
Iraqis voted in defiance of violence in the first free election in decades. Despite mortar attacks and a plane crash, crowds packed lines across Baghdad and beyond. A blind man was escorted home after voting and families arrived in their best clothes, while Sunni Arabs weighed turnout amid ongoing chaos.
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Arabs Watch Iraqi Vote Amid Violence and Skepticism
Arabs across the region followed Iraq’s first post era election as attacks killed at least 44. About 300,000 Iraqi and U.S. troops secured polling while Sunni cities were sparse. Expatriates and observers voiced mixed views, with some doubting U.S. motives and others hoping for reform.
Stockton Plaza to open this spring in Fort Stockton
Riata Energy officials announce Stockton Plaza a 50 acre complex east of US 285 and I 10 featuring a 16 lane bowling center a six screen movie theater a 4900 square foot IHOP and a Pinon Bar restaurant. The project aims to boost Fort Stockton quality of life recruit for Riata Energy and spur local economic development.
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