Millions of Iraqis vote in election
Download The votes were counted overnight, often in candlelight because of power cuts. Millions of Iraqis turned out to vote in defiance of threats from insurgents. There was even a baby born in a polling station to an expectant mother determined that nothing would stop her from casting a ballot. President Bush called it a resounding success. The size of the turnout may have surprised even the White House since before the poll began officials had been briefing that just to hold an election at all was an achievement, whatever the numbers voting. That statement still holds true for Sunni areas, for places like Fallujah, where people literally risked their lives to vote, albeit in small numbers.
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