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Iraqi Elections: Ready or Not?
ResumeDespite all the violence, Iraqi officials remain confident turnout will be high. Expatriate Iraqis in 14 countries have begun registering for the upcoming vote.
Hear from reporters in Baghdad and from The New Yorker's Jon Lee Anderson, who recently sat down with interim Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Also, hear a conversation with Democratic Congressman Martin Meehan about his proposal to phase out U.S. troops.
Guests:
Edward Wong, Baghdad correspondent for The New York Times
Anne Barnard, Baghdad correspondent for The Boston Globe
Jon Lee Anderson, correspondent for The New Yorker magazine, his profile of Iyad Allawi entitled "A Man of the Shadows" appears in this week's issue
Congressman Martin Meehan, (D) Massachusetts.
This program aired on January 17, 2005.