Thursday, December 15, 2005

Split Between Secular and Islamist Parties Is Seen in Election

By DEXTER FILKINS
Published: December 15, 2005
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 15 - Iraqi voters began streaming to the polls Thursday morning in nationwide elections as Iraqi leaders predicted that the vote would split almost evenly between secular and Islamist parties and usher in lengthy political maneuvering....continue