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America votes
Voters throng
polling stations in
historic elections

 

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO — Tens of thousands of US voters waited patiently in serpentine queues yesterday to vote in the country’s historic election. Many had started lining up before dawn, some braved pouring rain to cast their ballot.

Inside Todays Edition

Macki, Maqbool seek joint
projects with Brazil firms
Oman face UAE in opening
matches of all three events

ICICI Securities inaugurates
first branch in Oman
Iconic landmarks

Picture of the day

Voters cast their ballots on Election Day yesterday at Centreville High School in Clifton, Virginia. Americans crowded polling stations Tuesday to vote. — AFP
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