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CAIRO - Sabet Mashed Mina, 76, voted for a president in Egypt's elections Wednesday for the first time in his life.

Mina was among voters across Egypt who rushed to the polls after 16 months of tumultuous transition that followed the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. Many Egyptians at the polls said they were voting for the first time because previous elections were corrupt.

"This is the greatest feeling," Mina said.

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