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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (671409)2/6/2005 4:11:20 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Respond to of 769670
 
Results Show Islamic Parties Surging Ahead in Iraqi Vote

February 6, 2005
By JAMES GLANZ

BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 - Shiite religious parties moved closer to an overwhelming electoral sweep in southern Iraq and Baghdad, as the first results in contests for local governing councils showed those parties, many with ties to neighboring Iran, leading in all nine provinces that have had a substantial number of their votes counted.

nytimes.com