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Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Just said my YES... (updated) — Probably the worst thing today is the intense heat which was a little over 100f but that didn't stop the crowds from walking in the sun to the voting stations, I personally had to walk nearly 4 miles in total but it's definitely worth the effort.
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New York Times:
Polls Close in Iraq's Constitutional Referendum — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15 - Iraqis walked through silent streets this morning to begin voting on a new constitution that, if passed, would mark a major step toward the formation of the country's first full-term government since the toppling of Saddam Hussein.
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Hamza Hendawi / Associated Press:
Iraqis Vote in Constitutional Referendum — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's deeply divided Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds took their struggle over the nation's future to the ballot box Saturday, voting in a fierce competition over a new constitution aimed at establishing a democracy after decades of dictatorship.
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Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
The Constitution Referendum, and the Not-So-Great Ramadan Offensive — The Iraqis have voted on the referendum. Turnout is reported to be high in many areas of Iraq. Saddam's own hometown in Tikrit is estimated to have had a 78% turnout. Dr. Fareed Ayar, a member of the Independent Electoral Commission …
Mohammed / IRAQ THE MODEL:
Iraqi's preparing to decide... Only hours separate us from a major historic day for our nation (too many historic days for Iraq in these two years!). Tomorrow will draw a line that would mark the beginning of a new era in Iraq; a constitutional Iraq will become reality.
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Michelle Malkin, Cao's Blog, In the Bullpen, Gateway Pundit, bRight & Early, Conservative Cat and The Indepundit
Shawn Wasson / Bareknucklepolitics.com:
Iraqis Vote — Iraqis are set to head to the polls tomorrow to vote on the constitutional referendum. BKP will have full coverage of the event. The latest news and video will be updated throughout the day with special focus on the Iraqi vote. — AP text translation of the draft Iraqi constitution.
CNN:
Polls close in historic Iraq referendum — Workers start counting ballots; few reports of violence — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — After decades of repression and more than two years of war and insurgency, Iraqis streamed to the polls Saturday to vote on a draft constitution that would set …
Edward Wong / New York Times:
Baghdad Quiet as Vote Begins on Constitution — BAGHDAD, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 15 - A blackout plunged Baghdad and parts of southern Iraq into darkness on Friday evening as election workers and American and Iraqi forces readied thousands of polling stations for the nationwide vote on Saturday on a permanent constitution.
Washington Post:
Polls Close in Iraq — Large Numbers Turn Out Despite Sporadic Violence — BAGHDAD, Oct. 15 — Large numbers of Iraqi voters ignored sporadic outbreaks of violence and voted Saturday in a constitutional referendum that would increase the role of Islam in the government and formalize Iraq's democracy.
Chester / The Adventures of Chester:Live-blogging the Iraqi Constitutional Referendum
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Washington Post:
Rove Pressed On Conflicts, Source Says — Questions Said to Focus On Differing Accounts — The grand jury investigating the CIA leak case pressed White House senior adviser Karl Rove yesterday to more fully explain his conversations with reporters about CIA operative Valerie Plame …
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War and Piece, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Angry Bear, The Agonist, Needlenose and WTF Is It Now??
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The White House, the CIA, and the Wilsons — FOR TWO YEARS, THE political class in Washington has followed with intense interest the story of Joseph Wilson and the events that led to the compromising of his wife's identity and undercover status as a CIA operative.
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Brant E. DeBow / Sarcasmagorical:
Liveblogging - Hugh Hewitt Panel Discussion — After foolishly not checking my schedule, and being totally ignorant of the Biola cafeteria's closing times, I somehow completely missed the whole dinner portion of the night. I guess they close the cafe at 6:30 on a Friday night …
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Charmaine / reasoned audacity at charmaineyoest.com:Speaking Now at GodBlogCon: Hugh Hewitt Panel
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New York Times:
G.I.'s and Syrians in Tense Clashes on Iraqi Border — WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 - A series of clashes in the last year between American and Syrian troops, including a prolonged firefight this summer that killed several Syrians, has raised the prospect that cross-border military operations may become …
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Wharkavy / villagevoice.com:
Bush Launches New Flack Attack — U.S. public shelled today from Iraq by weapon of mass distraction — Flack attack from Iraq: Bush talks to the troops this morning. Arrow denotes flack. — George W. Bush — what a newsmaker. In the true sense of the word. This morning, he made it up.
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David Crary / Associated Press:
Groups Threaten to Boycott American Girl — NEW YORK - American Girl, manufacturer of a highly popular line of dolls and children's books, has become the target of conservative activists threatening a boycott unless the toy maker cuts off contributions to a youth organization that supports abortion rights and acceptance of lesbians.
Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Office Contacted About Williams Contract — Investigators at the Education Department have contacted the U.S. attorney's office regarding the Bush administration's hiring of commentator Armstrong Williams to promote its agenda. — The action was disclosed by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. …
Melanie Kirkpatrick / Opinion Journal:
Give Her a Break — Bush's judicial picks have been great so far. Why should Miers be any different? — Many of my friends on the right have signed up for the conservative revolt against Harriet Miers. Count me out—at least for now. — I don't know enough about President Bush's …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
The Hypothesis: Notes on the Judy Miller Situation — This post I will keep updated with information and links throughout the weekend— as life permits. So check back. (Hypothesis is Judy Miller won't talk to the Times reporters and help them produce a truthful account.)
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