Iraqis Defy Violence, Intimidation To Vote
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An Iraqi woman casts her ballot in her country's general elections Sunday in Sadr City. Iraqis defied waves of bomb, mortar and rocket attacks that killed dozens of people, turning out in huge numbers to vote in elections seen as a test of the war-shattered state's fragile democracy.
Iraqis defied insurgents who lobbed hand grenades at voters and bombed a polling station Sunday in an attempt to intimidate those taking part in elections that will determine whether their country can overcome deep sectarian divides as U.S. forces prepare to leave.
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