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Sierra Leone Election

by Jason Patinkin

   Lining up hours before dawn, citizens of Sierra Leone went to the polls
   Wednesday to choose a new president, parliament, and local councilors
   in one of the most hotly contested elections in the West African
   nation's history. Jason Patinkin was there and snapped these photos.