According to some experts, 720p displays typically pick up just one 540-line field from each two-field 1080i frame, discarding the rest of the data, rather than sampling it.

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This leaves the field to liberal Sunnis like Adnan Pachachi of the Iraqi Independent Democrats, who may pick up votes from secular-leaning Iraqis in parts of Baghdad where it is safe enough to go to the polls, and to Sunnis with strong tribal links, such as those of the interim president, Ghazi al-Yawer, and his powerful Shammar tribe.

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