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Chaos marks Iraq election vote tally
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:33:43 GMT
 AP - Dozens of Iraqi journalists waited hours for results in Iraq's election. What they finally got was a single CD containing all the information and instructions to make copies themselves, prompting a mad dash to the nearest Internet cafe where they paid $1.20 each to find out who was ahead in the ballot count.
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Iraq PM, ex-premier in tight race for parliament
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:25:25 GMT
 AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and rival Iyad Allawi were locked in a close election race, running neck-and-neck for seats in parliament with nearly 90 percent of ballots counted on Thursday.
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US soldier dies in combat in Baghdad
(AP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:00:21 GMT
 AP - The U.S. military says an American soldier has died in combat in Baghdad.
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US soldier killed in Baghdad 'combat operations'
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:55:05 GMT
 AFP - An American soldier was killed in "combat operations" in Baghdad on Thursday, the US military said in a statement.
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Iraq PM in slim lead with almost 90% of votes counted
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:37:32 GMT
 AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held on to his slim overall lead in the nationwide vote tally over his main challenger Iyad Allawi, updated results from Iraq's general election showed on Thursday.
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Iraq signs deal for $250mln World Bank loan
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT
 AFP - Iraq has signed an agreement to receive the first of two 250-million-dollar loans from the World Bank to help the country plug its budget deficit, the finance ministry said Thursday.
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Iraq Election: Close Results Portend More Trouble
(Time.com)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:05:00 GMT
 Time.com - While Maliki and Allawi are neck and neck, neither will have enough votes to govern - or even, perhaps, to claim the right to form a coalition
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Iraq needs US help to beat huge refugee crisis: study
(AFP)
Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:36:11 GMT
 AFP - The United States has a "special responsibility" to help Iraq address a dire humanitarian crisis that sees huge numbers of displaced Iraqis struggle to survive, an aid group said Wednesday.
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Even with voter support, Maliki not assured of 2nd term
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Nearly half a million people voted for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki in Baghdad, making him by far the leading candidate in the province where the most seats are at stake, according to partial results from this month's election.
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Iraq's PM leads again in tight election race
(Reuters)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:40:26 GMT
 Reuters - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki reclaimed the lead on Wednesday over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been dogged by fraud allegations.
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Iraq watchdog charges 356 with corruption
(AFP)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:53:52 GMT
 AFP - Iraq's anti-corruption watchdog has charged 356 people with stealing a total 40 million dollars in public funds, it said on Wednesday.
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Christian gunned down in Iraq's Mosul
(AFP)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:45:20 GMT
 AFP - A Christian shopkeeper was gunned down on Wednesday in the main northern Iraqi city of Mosul, where eight members of the minority were killed in 10 days last month, a police officer said.
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Iraq PM ally claims fraud, demands poll recount
(AFP)
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:22:17 GMT
 AFP - An ally of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday alleged widespread fraud in Iraq's parliamentary elections and demanded a nationwide recount.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,385
(AP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:36:37 GMT
AP - As of Tuesday, March 16, 2010, at least 4,385 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.
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With most Iraq election votes counted, Iyad Allawi closer to Prime Minister Maliki
(The Christian Science Monitor)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:01:00 GMT
 The Christian Science Monitor - Iraq’s embattled election commission announced Tuesday that 79 percent of the votes from parliamentary elections have been counted, a breakthrough for a process so slow that it’s raised suspicions of fraud. The close race got even closer as secular rival, Iyad Allawi, edged nearer to Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s coalition.
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Slow progress in Iraq vote count fuels suspicions
(McClatchy Newspapers)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:13:00 GMT
McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Iraq's embattled election commission announced Tuesday that 79 percent of the votes from parliamentary elections have been counted, a breakthrough for a process so slow that it's raised suspicions of fraud. The close race got even closer as a secular rival edged nearer to Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition.
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US might bolster force in northern Iraq: general
(AFP)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:28:53 GMT
 AFP - The US military may set up an additional headquarters in northern Iraq even after Washington scales back its forces by a September deadline, a top US general said on Tuesday.
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U.S. might boost Iraq force structure during drawdown
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:50:34 GMT
 Reuters - The United States may leave a stronger-than-expected force structure in northern Iraq if the situation requires, even as it reduces troops to targeted levels, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
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Iraq progress still "fragile": Petraeus
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:41:25 GMT
Reuters - Iraq's progress remains fragile and could still be reversed, despite decreased violence, successful national elections in March and other advances, U.S. General David Petraeus said on Tuesday.
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Eight dead, 11 wounded in Iraq bomb attacks: police
(Reuters)
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:24:50 GMT
Reuters - Eight people died in two bombings five minutes apart on the main street of an Iraqi town south of Baghdad on Tuesday, nine days after an election Iraqis hoped would bring more stability and less sectarian conflict.
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