In this photo released by the Iraq government and taken Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, and Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, right, attend a meeting in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's scheduled January elections may be postponed by more than a month because of a dispute over an election law, officials said Wednesday, a delay that could threaten the planned U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.
(AP Photo/Iraqi Government)