Baghdad Sunni stronghold says firm "No" to charter

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

By Michael Georgy

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Close to where Saddam Hussein was last seen in public as president, his Sunni Arab supporters went to polling stations on Saturday to vote "No" to a constitution many see as a U.S., or perhaps Iranian, plot.

Bitter emotions in the insurgent stronghold of Aadhamiya left few doubts that whoever leads Iraq after December elections has a long way to go to win over the minority Sunni sect once dominant under Saddam's rule.

Sunnis interviewed in other parts of Baghdad were divided over the constitution, some voting "Yes" and others "No".

But there were no mixed signals in the capital's Sunni heartland fiercely opposed to the charter drafted by Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders.

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[MaineDem]

1. Is there a news blackout from Iraq?

There doesn't seem to be much coverage of the vote around.

Thanks for this bit, though.

[LynnTheDem]

2. GOOD for them, GOOD for Iraqi women...

but it'll be civil war either way.