Immigrants Add Voices to Voting

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IRVINE -- Basam Ridha Al Hussaini thought of his brothers. Khalid Alwan thought of the soldiers. Alabdullah Ali just couldn't believe it was happening.

But as they cast their votes Saturday in Iraq's first free elections in more than 50 years, all three felt pride for their homeland.

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Immigrants Add Voices to Voting

Al Hussaini lost two brothers to the Saddam Hussein regime; they were arrested in 1980 after denying allegiance to the Baath Party.

Two years later, at 18, a distraught Al Hussaini lef...

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