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Iraqi expatriates living in the U.S. and elsewhere begin casting their votes in the Iraqi parliamentary elections Friday. And while fears of violence and questions of legitimacy may keep some people living in Iraq away from the polls on Sunday, absentee voter turnout is expected to be low chiefly for logistical reasons.

Iraqis at home and abroad ponder: to vote or not to vote

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