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Iraqi policemen near a polling site lift their inked fingers to show they voted, Arapha, Iraq, March 4, 2010. Iraqi security forces are given the opportunity to vote early to assist in providing security on election day.

EARLY VOTERS

Iraqi policemen near a polling site lift their inked fingers to show they voted, Arapha, Iraq, March 4, 2010. Iraqi security forces are given the opportunity to vote early to assist in providing security on election day.

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