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Iraq breaks impasse as Maliki to form government (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference after meeting Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak at the presidential palace in Cairo October 20, 2010. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Shi’ite Nuri al-Maliki was re-nominated as Iraqi prime minister on Thursday as fractious politicians ended an eight-month deadlock that raised fears of renewed sectarian warfare.


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Baghdad Carnage: Could It End Iraq’s Political Impasse? (Time.com)

November 4th, 2010

Time.com - Seven months have passed since Iraq elected a new parliament but no new government has been formed. Will two horrific days scare the powerbrokers into action?

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US walks out of Ahmadinejad UN speech (AP)

September 24th, 2010

President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations, Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama and his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traded accusations about their nations’ nuclear programs, but both left the door open to further negotiations about the nuclear…

Somalia’s prime minister resigns amid tensions (AP)

September 21st, 2010

In this Sunday, Aug . 8, 2010 photo Somalia's Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke speak to journalists in Nairobi Kenya about developments in Somalia . Somalia's prime minister resigned Tuesday to prevent what he called political turmoil amid an impasse with the country's president. Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke told reporters he was resigning while standing alongside President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, who thanked the prime minister for what he called a 'courageous decision.' The resignation comes amid a rift between Sharmarke and Ahmed over a new draft constitution. The two have not gotten along for months, and a vote of confidence on the prime minister had been scheduled over the weekend, though it was postponed. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)AP - Somalia’s prime minister resigned Tuesday to prevent what he called political turmoil amid an impasse with the country’s president.


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VP Biden visits Iraq amid political impasse (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, and his wife, Jill Biden arrive in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, July 3, 2010. Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday in Baghdad to coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse as vying political factions remain deadlocked over which political bloc should pick its new leaders, including prime minister. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Vice President Joe Biden returned Saturday to Iraq to coax its government into picking a new prime minister, months after elections left the nascent democracy in a state…

VP Biden arrives in Iraq amid political impasse (AP)

July 3rd, 2010

Vice Presiden Joe Biden talks with reporters following a briefing at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Biden briefed reporters on cleanup efforts by the Coast Guard and others who are fighting oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi…

Britain: Clegg ‘impatient’ to resolve impasse (AP)

May 11th, 2010

The leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party, David Cameron, speaks to the media outside his home, in London May 11, 2010. Labour and the Conservatives plan to resume wooing the Liberal Democrats on Tuesday after Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced he would step aside in a last-ditch bid to keep his party in office. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)AP - Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says he is anxious to resolve Britain’s political impasse and hopes his party can make an announcement on its decision as quickly as…

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