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Tue 02 Feb 2005Poll success eclipses past blunders for USIraq's election has fuelled the feeling that the corner may have been turned, reports Conor O'Clery.For a White House assailed by critics, Sunday's election in Iraq exceeded expectations and brought some relief after nearly two years of blunders and setbacks. However, President Bush was careful in his reaction not to appear too jubilant, to avoid raising expectations that a turning point had been reached and US troops would be coming home soon.