Pride, jitters as people prepare for first vote
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This freshly minted democracy is about to hold the first open election in its history, but Saturday&#39;s vote fills Afghans here both with elation and fear.
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New poll of attitudes shows people feel the election is about whether voters have faith in US actions globally.
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In a historic step, some 10 million Afghans are set to cast their first-ever ballots for president Saturday.
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Most Americans living in Europe will have cast their ballots long before Tuesday's presidential election, but are getting ready for a series of all-night parties to await the results of the hotly contested race.
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Inundated with politics long before the 2008 presidential election, U.S. voters are in danger of suffering wearying bouts of the uniquely American affliction of &quot;campaign fatigue&quot; in coming months.
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Afghans have one day left to make up  their minds about who to vote for as their country's first  elected president even though threats of violent reprisals by  Taliban militants may deter some from casting their ballots.
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WASHINGTON: The United States of America, divided as never before, goes to the polls a few hours from now with the nerve-jangling possibility of not knowing the outcome immediately.
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Hang on, the political thrill ride is about to begin. Are you ready? I know I am. And it's gonna be a hoot.
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This yearâs caucuses are expected to draw new voters thoroughly unfamiliar with the process.
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Americans waited in heat and in rain on Tuesday in snaking lines, some lasting several hours - even in uncompetitive states - to vote and be counted in one of the closest and most combative elections in US history.
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On the eve of Afghanistan's first-ever direct presidential election, Muslim clerics urged Friday worshippers to embrace democracy, election workers scurried to ready voting booths and 100,000 troops went on high alert across the country.
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Voting booths have opened across the United States, as tens of millions of Americans cast their ballots in a fiercely-contested presidential election.
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Indonesians get ready to vote in the second and final round of their country's presidential elections.
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Americans abroad have registered in record numbers, hoping their votes will help swing the U.S. election
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Joyful tears and frequent applause marked the start of U.S. voting Friday in Iraq's first independent elections in more than 50 years.
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Early voters in the Sunshine State begin casting electronic ballots Monday, and it doesn't take long for the first problems to surface.
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Palestinians launched a registration drive Saturday among 1.8 million eligible voters ahead of long-overdue elections, but few heeded the call and apathetic residents said they have little faith in the electoral process.