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An Iraqi man drops his ballot into the ballot box as he votes in Fallujah, Iraq.
An Iraqi man drops his ballot into the ballot box as he votes in Fallujah, Iraq, on Dec. 15, 2005. Iraqi citizens are voting to elect Iraq's first free, permanent parliamentary government.