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Kurdish security forces personnel show their ink-stained fingers after casting their votes at a polling station, during early voting for the parliamentary election in Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, April 28, 2014. Iraq will be holding its national el

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An Iraqi policeman inspects the site of a suicide attack at a polling center in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 28, 2014. Iraqi officials said suicide bombers have targeted polling centers as soldiers and security

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Observers for election candidates and their parties monitor the voting process as prisoners cast their ballots inside al-Rusafa prison during early voting for the parliamentary election, in Baghdad April 28, 2014. Iraq will be holding its national electio

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A police officer casts her ballot inside a polling station during early voting for the parliamentary election, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, April 28, 2014. Iraq will be holding its national elections on April 30. REUTERS/Wissm al-Okili (IRAQ - Ta