Early returns as expected

The first ten percent of votes counted in Iraq show al Sistani’s United Iraqi Alliance comfortably ahead of Allawi’s ticket, by about a 3-1 margin. LA Times has the same story, but WaPo, USAT, and WSJ are silent; not as silent as Riverbend who still hasn’t acknowledged any election took place, but silent about the … Continue reading “Early returns as expected”

The first ten percent of votes counted in Iraq show al Sistani’s United Iraqi Alliance comfortably ahead of Allawi’s ticket, by about a 3-1 margin. LA Times has the same story, but WaPo, USAT, and WSJ are silent; not as silent as Riverbend who still hasn’t acknowledged any election took place, but silent about the numbers.

Perhaps ole Riverbend’s in Marin County after all.

UPDATE: OK, the WaPo has updated with an AP version of the same basic story as the others, just a little less emphasis on dead Marines than the sensationalist LA paper.

UPDATE: The Washington Post reports that overall turnout was higher than expected. Bummer, lefties.

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