No Hurdle Too Great for Utah Iraqi Voters

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This weekend, Benan Zahawi and several friends will climb into a rented van, drive 12 hours across the desert, then turn around and drive 12 hours back.

Next week, they'll make the same sleepless trip all over again. That's 48 hours and 2,700 miles -- just so they can vote in the upcoming Iraqi elections.

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No Hurdle Too Great for Utah Iraqi Voters

Zahawi is part of a group of about 50 mostly Shia Iraqis leaving Utah on Friday night to make the trip to Irvine, Calif., the closest of five U.S. polling places.

"The best gift for my country is to vote," said Jenan al-Baderi of West Valley City, who also plans two trips to California to...

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