"We'd like to cooperate with the coalition in rebuilding. To rebuild Iraq from top to bottom. To

"We'd like to cooperate with the coalition in rebuilding. To rebuild Iraq from top to bottom. To open a new page and forget the past."
Maher Tafik
One of the technicians gathering outside the Rashid Street center in Baghdad hoping someone will draft them for repair work.
"I walked into the booth and had no idea who I was going to pick. I have never seen our country this divided."
Arturo Fernando
A former real estate broker who lost his job six months ago, after voting in Argentina's presidential election. Former president Carlos Menem outpolled Peronist rival Nestor Kirchner in the election but didn't get enough votes to avoid a runoff.