Voters line up to choose president
From Times Wire Reports
Sierra Leone held its first presidential election since U.N. peacekeepers withdrew two years ago, a poll that many hope will show that this West African nation can transfer power peacefully after being ravaged by coups and a long, diamond-fueled civil war.
Voters arrived before dawn and formed long lines for a chance to choose from seven candidates.
President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, 75, is completing his second term and cannot run again.
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