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Iraqi army soldiers review the voting material before they vote along with other Iraqi security forces in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2005. The Iraqi citizens will be voting on Dec. 15, 2005, to elect the first free, permanent parliamentary government that will lead this new democracy for the next four years.

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Iraqi army soldiers review the voting material before they vote along with other Iraqi security forces in Hayji, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2005. The Iraqi citizens will be voting on Dec. 15, 2005, to elect the first free, permanent parliamentary government that will lead this new democracy for the next four years.

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