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An Iraqi woman casts her ballot Friday in a primary for supporters of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad's Sadr City slum. Full Article at Sacramento Bee

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 27:  Chairman of the Iraq Inquiry, Sir John Chilcot arrives for the fourth day of the inquiry on November 27, 2009 in London, England.
  3. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 26:  Former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher Meyer leaves after the third day of the Iraq enquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on November 26, 2009 in London, England.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London.
  5. Relatives visit a Sadrist cemetery during the Muslim Eid al-Adha festival in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south of Baghdad, November 27, 2009.
  6. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 09:  Afghan workers work on concrete blast walls at a construction company that manufactures the security barriers November 09, 2009  in Kabul, Afghanistan.
  7. BAGHDAD, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 5: An Iraqi worker adjusts a control valve at the Daura oil refinery on November 5, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq.
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