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Iraqi army soldiers line up to vote in the Iraqi elections.
Iraqi army soldiers line up to vote in the Iraqi elections in the village of Assariya, Iraq, on Dec. 12, 2005. Iraqi citizens will be voting on Dec. 15, 2005, to elect Iraq's first free, permanent parliamentary government. The soldiers are voting early so that they can provide security during the general election.