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U.S. Army soldiers stand by to provide support to Iraqi army troops manning a checkpoint in Baghdad’s Sadr City district, Jan. 31, 2009. The Iraqi government held provincial elections in which 14,400 candidates competed for 440 seats in 14 of 18 Iraqi provinces.

ELECTION SUPPORT

U.S. Army soldiers stand by to provide support to Iraqi army troops manning a checkpoint in Baghdad’s Sadr City district, Jan. 31, 2009. The Iraqi government held provincial elections in which 14,400 candidates competed for 440 seats in 14 of 18 Iraqi provinces.

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