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According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, there are almost 2 million Iraqi refugees living outside Iraq. The country's second parliamentary elections are happening this week, and Iraqis outside the country hope to be included. How can these Iraqis vote from exile? Sam Hirshman has the story.
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According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, there are almost 2 million Iraqi refugees living outside Iraq. The country's second parliamentary elections are happening this week, and Iraqis outside the country hope to be included. How can these Iraqis vote from exile? Sam Hirshman has the story.
Robert Karl Skoglund
Posted on March 06, 2010 at 07:01 AM | Permalink
Will they count the votes?
I laughed when I read the description. One wonders what other countries think of the US where the outcome of presidential elections can be decided by a conservative court and not the ballot box. "The US might be a nice place to visit but working people are rapidly losing ground there."
The humble Farmer