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IRAQ NEWS ARTICLES



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IN EARLY TALLY, TIGHT RACE DEEPENS SPLITS
New York Times
Iraq’s major coalitions were locked in a surprisingly close race on Thursday, in
initial results from elections that deepened divisions across a fractured landscape.
Candidates were quick to charge fraud, heightening concerns whether Iraq’s
fledgling institutions were strong enough to support a peaceful transfer of power.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/wo...ef=global-home

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FORMER IRAQI PM CHALLENGES MALIKI WITH STRONG PERFORMANCE
IN EARLY ELECTION RESULTS
Source: Xinhua
The Iraqia List led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi was leading in the Diyala
province and Salahuddin province in the counted votes for the elections, showing
strong contest with incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki's bloc, the Iraqi
electoral commission said Thursday.
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/9.../6917244.html?

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IRAQ STILL COUNTING VOTES, NO RESULT YET
UK news
Iraqis were still awaiting preliminary results Thursday four days after a national
election they hoped would bring stable government and help end years of
sectarian conflict as U.S. troops ready to leave.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100311...-81f3b62.html?

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IRAQ ELECTION MEANS LIFE OR DEATH FOR U.S. ALLY
LA Times
Hunkered down in a community outside Baghdad, Raad Ali watched the national
elections Sunday in anonymity. No one bothers him here. Strangers think he is
just another displaced Iraqi from the capital.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-a...4895708.story?

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MALIKI, ALLAWI AHEAD IN IRAQ COUNT
Al-Jazeera Middle East
Nouri al-Maliki, the incumbent prime minister, and Iyad Allawi, a former prime
minister, are leading in Iraq's general election, initial results have shown.
Thursday's results put al-Maliki's coalition ahead in Najaf and Babil provinces
south of Baghdad, while Allawi leads in two provinces north and east of Baghdad.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/mi...339154309.html

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EARLY ELECTION RESULTS SHOW TIGHT RACE IN IRAQ
NPR News
Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight
contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a
chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...62&ft=1&f=1001

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IRAQI'S DISPUTE ELECTION FRAUD
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services
BAGHDAD — Partial results from Sunday’s parliamentary elections showed Iraqi
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ahead in two southern provinces but apparently
trailing former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in two central provinces, indicating a
tight race amid allegations of election fraud.
http://newsok.com/iraqis-dispute-ele...#ixzz0hwMxrfHa

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