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In Iraq, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition has taken the lead after last weekend’s...


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Iraqi parliamentary race remains close
New results from Iraq's elections announced Sunday showed Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition ahead in the southern province of Basra, and his top rival leading in the western province of...
Frustration Grows In Iraq At Slow Pace Of Vote Tally
Iraq ’s parliamentary elections last week and no clear winners likely to emerge anytime soon, public frustration here seems to be growing. American officials have privately expressed concern...
Iraqi Pm In Coalition Discussions With Parties
Iraqi journalists and party tallymen in Baghdad look at screens displaying partial preliminary results in the Iraqi elections yesterday. The results will determine who will lead the country through...
Early Results Put Iraqi Pm Ahead In Election
PRIME Minister Nuri al-Maliki edged ahead yesterday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but the tight race indicated long and fraught negotiations to...
Maliki Pulls Ahead In Baghdad Race
By Rania El Gamal and Khalid al-Ansary Baghdad - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a...
Incumbent Maliki Leads In Iraq Election
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a meeting with Turkmen Shiite Muslims from the northern province of Kirkuk, in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Maliki held a narrow lead...
<strong>mcclatchy Newspapers: </strong>a Week After Iraqi Elections, Vote Count Far From Complete
BAGHDAD — Partial election results released Sunday for all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition ahead of formidable rivals, both secular and...
Iraqi Pm Holds Slim Lead In Partial Election Tally
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Kamal al-Maliki addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly September 26, 2007 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. (Spencer Platt/File, Getty...
Iraq Vote Count Continues
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s bloc has a comfortable lead in the predominantly Shia southern province of Basra, Iraq’s third-biggest constituency, early results showed yesterday.In the...
Iraqi Pm Leads Vote Count
Iraq's prime minister edged ahead in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections today after partial results from all of 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven provinces - two more...
Maliki Pulls Ahead In Iraq Vote
BAGHDAD -- Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught talks...
Election Monitors’ Report Increases Doubts Over Fairness Of Iraq Election
END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Independent election monitors in Iraq have raised significant concerns over the conduct and...
Iraqi Pm In Narrow Lead In Partial Election Tally
3/14/2010, 1:48 p.m. EDT (AP) — SMOKE SIGNALS: Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the mending economy will lead them to start raising record-low...
Iraqi Pm Solidifies Lead With Win In Oil-rich Province, Secular Challenger Ahead In Anbar
3/14/2010, 1:48 p.m. EDT (AP) — SMOKE SIGNALS: Federal Reserve policymakers may signal at their meeting this week how and when the mending economy will lead them to start raising record-low...
[03/14] Iraqi Pm Holds Slim Lead In Partial Election Tally
BAGHDAD (AP) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading...
A Week After Iraqi Elections, Vote Count Far From Complete
BAGHDAD -- Partial election results released Sunday for all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition ahead of formidable rivals, both secular and religious, in a...
Oscar Goes To … The Iraqi People
"The Hurt Locker," a low-budget independent movie, has stunned everyone by beating the much lionized James Cameron’s epic "Avatar" at this year’s Oscars to clinch six...
Lebanese Hold Ceremony To Show Solidarity With Iraqi Christians
The ceremony at Harissa’s Lady of Lebanon church was held to mark the end of a day of events entitled “Iraq’s Cross is Bleeding, When is the Resurrection?” The day’s...
Iraq’s Al-maliki Wins Most Seats In March 7 Vote, Party Says
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki’s political bloc, saying it won the most seats in March 7 parliamentary elections, named a commission to hold talks with rival...
'green Zone' Marks A Disappointing End To Hollywood's Time In Iraq
For better or worse, Hollywood is now done with Iraq."Green Zone" is the last drama set to be released by a major studio related to the Iraq war, and Hollywood is undoubtedly grateful for...
A Week On, Maliki Pulls Ahead In Iraq Race
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and...
[03/14] Iraqi Pm In Narrow Lead In Partial Election Tally
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister edged ahead in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections Sunday after partial results from all of 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven...
Iraqi Pm In Narrow Lead
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's prime minister edged ahead in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections Sunday after partial results from all of 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven...
Partial Count In All Iraq Provinces Has Pm In Lead
(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early...
Iraqi Pm Ahead In Partial Vote Counts
Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections. Iraq's electoral commission said Sunday that Nouri al-Maliki's...
Deadly Bomb Attacks In Baghdad
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[03/14] Partial Count In All Iraq Provinces Has Pm In Lead
BAGHDAD (AP) - Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections. Iraq's electoral commission said Sunday that Nouri...
Partial Vote Count In Iraq Has Pm In Lead
By Hamid Ahmed ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD -- Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections. Iraq's electoral...
Iraq's Pm Extends Lead In Vote Count
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is on track to claim several key Iraqi provinces, bolstering his chances of keeping his job after an election crucial to ending years of bloody unrest.A day after...
Iraq Pm Extends Lead In Vote Count
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was on track to claim several key Iraqi provinces on Sunday, bolstering his chances of keeping his job after an election crucial to ending years of...
Iraqi Pm’s Coalition Leads Polls After Country-wide Partial Tally
P artial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the Prime Minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections.Iraq's electoral commission said Sunday that Nouri al-Maliki's...
Iraqi Parliamentary Race Remains Close
If the preliminary results from last week's parliamentary polls announced so far hold when final tallies come in later this month, the vote may split along geographic lines, with al-Maliki's State of...
Partial Count In Iraq Provinces Has Prime Minister In Lead
Iraq's electoral commission said Sunday that Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law coalition is leading in eight provinces. The secular Iraqiya bloc headed by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi leads in...
Allegations Of Iraqi Vote Fraud Surface In Tense Kirkuk
Kirkuk - An Iraqi Kurdish politician in the northern city of Kirkuk on Sunday accused election workers in mostly Arab areas of the city of electoral fraud during last week's parliamentary polls. The...