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OfficialWire - Fri Nov 20, 5:56 am ET
The Iraqi Parliament should act swiftly to adopt reforms to a national election law so the vote can proceed in January, the U.N. secretary-general said.
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NPR - Wed Nov 18, 2:22 pm ET
A top Iraqi official vetoed the country's election law Wednesday, throwing plans to hold parliamentary elections in January into disarray. The move could unravel hard-won compromises, and it could complicate U.S. efforts to withdraw U.S. combat troops next year.
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Washington Post - Wed Nov 18, 12:00 am ET
IRAQ Kurdish officials threatened Tuesday to boycott the upcoming national elections in the three provinces they control in northern Iraq unless more parliament seats are allocated to the region.
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Bloomberg - Wed Nov 18, 8:45 am ET
Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iraq faces a growing risk that national elections scheduled for January may be delayed by a dispute over seat allocations, with Kurds threatening to boycott the vote and the Sunni Muslim vice-president vetoing part of the election laws.
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Washington Post - Tue Nov 17, 5:40 pm ET
BAGHDAD -- Kurdish officials threatened Tuesday to boycott the upcoming national election in the three provinces they control in northern Iraq unless more parliament seats are allocated to the region.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Nov 17, 3:47 pm ET
Iraq's Kurds threatened Tuesday to boycott national elections, days after the country's Sunni vice president threatened to veto the newly passed election law needed to hold the January vote.
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Boston Globe - Wed Nov 18, 2:50 pm ET
Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
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Denver Post - Wed Nov 18, 3:15 am ET
Iraq's Kurds threatened Tuesday to boycott national elections, days after the country's Sunni vice president threatened to veto the newly passed election law needed to hold the January vote.
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FOX 5 San Diego - Wed Nov 18, 6:48 pm ET
Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Wed Nov 18, 2:37 pm ET
SAN DIEGO - Three Marines and a Navy man convicted of aiding the kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi man have been ordered removed from the military, the Navy said Wednesday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Nov 16, 6:20 am ET
France moved to raise both its profile and its profits in Iraq on Monday, welcoming President Jalal Talabani to Paris with a series of trade and aid deals ready for signing.
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The Langley Air Force Base Fighter - Wed Nov 18, 3:31 am ET
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CEDAR, Iraq (AFNS) -- Iraqi policemen from the city of Nasiriyah earned explosive ordnance disposal patches Nov. 4 after completing training with Air Force EOD technicians assigned to Task Force Troy at Forward Operating Base Cedar.
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The World - Tue Nov 17, 11:39 pm ET
BAGHDAD (AP) — Sadiya Khadem Rashid just needed a stamp. One stamp from Baghdad’s city hall so she could receive $850 in compensation given to displaced Iraqis who return home. But before she could get there, the building was blown up.
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OfficialWire - Tue Nov 17, 5:12 am ET
The three-member presidential council in Iraq threatened to veto an election law over disputes regarding the representation of minorities and refugees.
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The Langley Air Force Base Fighter - Tue Nov 17, 3:31 am ET
FORWARD OPERATING BASE CEDAR, Iraq (AFNS) -- Iraqi policemen from the city of Nasiriyah earned explosive ordnance disposal patches Nov. 4 after completing training with Air Force EOD technicians assigned to Task Force Troy at Forward Operating Base Cedar.