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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,145825,00.html
Polls Close in Historic Iraqi Elections
BAGHDAD, Iraq — The polls in Iraq have closed, ending the country's first open elections in more than 50 years and setting a course for what U.S. officials hope will be a long democratic future.
All around the country, Iraqis defied threats of violence and cast their votes. An initial estimate of turnout from the Independent Electoral Commission indicated that 72 percent of eligible Iraqi voters had turned out to cast their ballots.
72%? Hell Ty, what'll it be once it's ready for democracy?
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Oh. And what are the NYT's headlines on the day 72% of Iraquis voted?
"Several Explosions Heard Across Baghdad" and "The Vote, and Democracy Itself, Leave Anxious Iraquis Divided" Maybe it was published before any estimates, but geez.
