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Iraqi Army troops line up to cast their votes.
Iraqi Army troops line up to cast their votes at a polling site in the Al Monsour district of Baghdad during Iraq's first free national election in over 50 years on Jan. 30, 2005. Millions of Iraqi's throughout the country are participating in this historic event.