Iraqis Grapple with Confusing Election Choices
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Mohammed Slaibi was planning to vote in Iraq's first post-Saddam Hussein election until attackers burned down the local election office.
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Iraqi authorities fear that the country's security crisis will discourage international monitors from coming here for the January election &#151; a development that could cast doubt on the legitimacy of the crucial vote.
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Iraq looms as the first major problem for whoever wins the November 2 US presidential election, with the US-led international coalition appearing increasingly shaky.
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Weary of wars, Iraqis queuing to vote on a bright Saturday morning in Tehran mostly agreed it was time to go home, hoping their votes would unravel decades of discrimination against the Shi'ite Muslim majority.
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Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister &#151; to stay or to go.
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In an election where most voters have already chosen sides, the presidency could be decided by a small slice of America in the mushy middle &#151; wavering voters who are more likely than others to question President Bush's honesty and think the war in Iraq was a mistake.
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Exiled Iraqis began registering to vote Monday in their homeland's first independent election in nearly 50 years, with dozens arriving at polling stations from Australia to Britain &#151; and many expressing confusion at the process.
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It is not quite right to say that today is the first time that Iraq's people have had the opportunity to go to the polls.
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Iraq chose January 30 for its first democratic election in decades today, but violence in Sunni Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.
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In large swaths of Iraq, campaigning is done in the shadows by candidates who are often too terrified to say their names.
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The most striking images of Iraqis as they participate in the country's first multiparty elections for decades.
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Tens of thousands of Iraqis, notably in  restive Sunni Arab areas, may have been denied their right to  vote on Sunday because of insufficient ballots and polling  centers, officials said.
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Iraq&#39;s elections were thrown into renewed doubt only days after the interim government won international backing for its decision to hold the poll at the end of January.
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BAGHDAD -- As reports pour in from thousands of Iraqi poll observers, several political parties are alleging polling violations and logistical problems on Sunday that they say helped depress the election turnout among the country's disaffected Sunni Muslims.
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Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric, Shiite parties presented a list Thursday of 228 candidates for next month's parliamentary elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must now decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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Just as in any election, it's the undecided voters who will make the difference in Iraq.
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The ballot for the Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 may list about 200 parties or individuals, each identified on a line with a name and a logo, but each voter will have a single vote to cast.