Hospital patient Coka Khudhyer, 72, attached to an oxygen tube, displays her inked finger after casting her vote at Al-Fayha hospital in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. Early voting in Iraq for detainees, hospital patients and military and security personnel is taking place Thursday, ahead of the parliamentary elections on Sunday, March 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) (AP)
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