Iraqi PM: no election alliance with Shiite rivals
AP - 2 hours 8 minutes agoIraq's prime minister on Tuesday denied reports he will form an alliance with the nation's leading Shiite parties ahead of national polls in January.
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Iraqi PM: Cabinet to discuss Zubair deal next week
AP via Yahoo! News - 31 minutes agoIraq's Cabinet will meet next week to ratify a deal with a consortium led by Italy's Eni SpA to develop a prized southern oil field, the prime minister said Tuesday.
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Iraqi Cabinet approves Exxon Mobil-Shell oil deal
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 6:41 am ETIraq's prime minister says his Cabinet has approved a deal with a consortium led by U.S.-based Exxon Mobil to develop a prized oil field in the country's south.
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Militants kill, Kurds intimidate Iraqi minorities:HRW
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 10, 3:59 am ETIraq's Kurdish-Arab tensions in the disputed Nineveh province may create a human rights catastrophe for minority groups that have faced rising attacks since the 2003 U.S. invasion, a rights group said on Tuesday.
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Obama hails Iraqi approval of 2010 election law
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 9, 3:14 am ETIraq's fractious MPs have finally approved a law to govern the country's general election in early 2010, a move hailed by US President Barack Obama as an important step towards a lasting peace.
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Iraqi parliament passes key voting law
CNN - Sun Nov 8, 6:55 pm ETIraq's parliament on Sunday passed a long-awaited election law that the government said will allow national elections to take place in January.
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Iraqi parliament passes crucial election law
McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 3:43 pm ETBAGHDAD — After nearly a dozen delays and a final, rowdy session, Iraq's parliament on Sunday passed a law setting national elections for January, averting for now a political crisis that threatened to unravel the country's slow progress toward stability.
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Lawmakers challenge Iraqi oil contracts
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 12:29 pm ETBAGHDAD, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The contracts signed by international oil companies jockeying for a stake in the vast oil resources in Iraq are illegal, a lawmaker said.
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Readout of Vice President Biden’s Calls to Iraqi Leaders Today
The White House - 2 hours 40 minutes agoThe Vice President today called several Iraqi leaders to congratulate them on the passage of amendments to Iraq’s election law, paving the way for national elections in January. He described the vote as a victory for the people of Iraq as it will help consolidate Iraq’s democracy and security. He looked forward to prompt approval of the law by Iraq's Presidency Council. He expressed ...
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Iraqi parliament passes key election law
AP via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:53 pm ETIraq's parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January.
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Iraqi elections to be delayed for a week
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 9, 12:20 pm ETBaghdad - Iraq is now scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on January 21, the country's electoral commission announced Monday, five days later than originally scheduled. The delay followed weeks of tense negotiations among parliamentarians over ...
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Election law paves way for Iraqi national vote
The Record and Herald News - Mon Nov 9, 9:05 am ETBAGHDAD — Iraq's Parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
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U.N.'s Ban praises Iraqi election law
UPI - Mon Nov 9, 2:33 pm ETUNITED NATIONS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election.
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U.N.'s Ban Praises Iraqi Election Law
OfficialWire - Tue Nov 10, 7:26 am ETU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election. Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday reached a compromise on amendments to a national election law that will govern parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan. 21.
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Iraqi lawmakers pass election law
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sun Nov 8, 1:45 pm ETIraq's parliament Sunday passed a long-delayed election law paving the way for a national vote in January after overcoming a potentially explosive row over the disputed city of Kirkuk, lawmakers said.
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Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Election Law
International Herald Tribune - Sun Nov 8, 1:33 pm ETIraq’s parliament passed a long-delayed election law paving the way for a national vote in January after overcoming a fight over the disputed city of Kirkuk, lawmakers said.
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