Via the BBC: Iraq in first vote since US pullout
Iraqis have voted in a provincial election, the first ballot since the departure of US troops in late 2011.
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Almost 14 million Iraqis are eligible to vote for more than 8,000 candidates, who are competing for 378 seats in provincial councils.
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Voters were searched twice before being allowed to enter polling stations in the capital, and security forces were patrolling in great numbers.
