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  • Iraqis in Australia Cast First Votes in Election (Elections have started)

    01/27/2005 11:40:55 PM PST · by Eurotwit · 7 replies · 261+ views
    Reuters ^ | Thu, Jan 27, 2005 | By Michael Perry
    Iraqis in Australia Cast First Votes in Election SYDNEY (Reuters) - Iraqis in Australia cast the first votes in their homeland's long-awaited election on Friday, and celebrated the historic moment by dancing in the streets. Exiles gathered at nine polling stations around Australia, some proudly displaying the blue ink on their fingers which proved that they had cast their ballots. "When I look at the ink on my finger -- this is a mark of freedom," said Kassim Abood, outside a polling booth in a disused furniture warehouse in western Sydney. "I didn't think I would live long enough to...