U.S. Marines of Mobile Assault Company, 1st Battalion that provide security to a U.S. State Department election observers team secure a polling station in Sinjar, 390 km (240 miles) northwest of of Baghdad January 31, 2009. Iraqis held their most peaceful election since the fall of Saddam Hussein on Saturday, and voting for provincial councils ended without a single major attack reported anywhere in the country. Picture taken January 31, 2009. REUTERS/Erik de Castro (IRAQ)
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