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BAGHDAD

Iraqis savor a taste of democracy

Optimism reigns as many visit polls

By Anne Barnard
Globe Staff / January 31, 2005

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BAGHDAD -- As the sun came up on election day, Jabbar Hussein Jabbar al-Rubaie drew the curtains to let in the light and fired up the kerosene heater, because, once again, the electricity was out. (Full article: 573 words)

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