A woman shows an ink-stained finger after voting in Mosul, north of Baghdad, on a day lacking the euphoria of 2005. Photograph: Mujahed Mohammed/AFP/Getty ImagesBarack Obama Hails Iraq Election 'Milestone' -- BBC
US President Barack Obama has hailed a "milestone" in the history of Iraq, as it completed its second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion.
He praised the courage of voters who turned out despite bomb and mortar attacks that killed at least 35 people.
Two buildings were destroyed in Baghdad, while there were also attacks in Mosul, Falluja, Baquba and Samarra.
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Obama Hails Iraqi Vote -- Voice of America
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Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone' -- AP
President Obama Reacts to Iraqi Election: Praises Voters, Mourns Loss of Life -- FOX News
President Obama Congratulates Iraqis on Vote -- The New York Times
Obama Congratulates Iraqis on Parliamentary Polls -- Wall Street Journal
Obama keeps U.S. troop withdrawal plan after Iraq poll -- Reuters
Iraqis defy attacks to vote in large numbers and try to revive political process -- The Guardian
New wave of fear sweeps Baghdad as Iraqis vote -- The Independent
Iraq elections see high turnout in close vote -- The Telegraph
Millions of Iraqis defy bomb and rocket attacks to vote -- Times Online
At least 40 killed, dozens injured in Iraq as militants attack on election day -- L.A. Times
Iraq holds landmark vote, attacks kill 38 -- Yahoo News/Reuters
37 killed in Baghdad in Iraq election day violence -- China View
Iraqi voters undaunted by attacks that kill 36 -- AP
Bombers fail to derail Iraq's election success -- BBC
Iraqis Face Coalition Wrangling After Defying Bombings to Vote -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Iraqis vote amid explosions, but now comes the hard part -- Miami Herald
Iraq Election: Democracy takes root in the Middle East -- The Telegraph
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