January 6, 2005

Iraqis in Michigan gear up to vote

In Iraq\'s first national election -- set for Jan. 28-30 for expatriates -- Michigan is expected to have the largest contingent of voters in the United States. About 95,000 living in the state are eligible to cast their ballots in the historic first election. However, including expatriates in the United States in the process of voting may give the impression that the United States is manipulating the outcome, according to Frederic Pearson, director of Wayne State's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. \"They will be viewed by some as a foreign element,\" he said

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