"It is necessary that the Kurdish people will go and vote, and give this day great attention, " he said.

CNN: Iraqi Kurds head to the polls

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki congratulated the Kurdish people on their elections in a speech delivered in Washington and broadcast on Iraq's state TV.

CNN: Iraqi Kurds head to the polls

That's northern Iraq, where the Kurdish people live and live in - I gather, Annie - more harmony now than you've seen in quite some time.

NPR: Kurds Weigh Future in Federated Iraq