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Iraqi men proudly show their inked-stained fingers after voting in Hayji, Iraq, on Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens are voting to elect Iraq's first free, permanent parliamentary government.

Iraqi men proudly show their inked-stained fingers after voting.

Iraqi men proudly show their inked-stained fingers after voting in Hayji, Iraq, on Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens are voting to elect Iraq's first free, permanent parliamentary government.

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