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25 die as Iraqis defy violence to vote in election (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Zahiya Kadim, who is blind, displays her inked finger after casting her vote in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Under a blanket of tight security designed to thwart insurgents attacks, Iraqis went to the polls on foot Sunday in an election testing the ability of the country's still-fragile democracy to move forward at a time of uncertainty over a looming U.S. troop drawdown and still jagged sectarian divisions. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country’s still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 25 people across the Iraq, unleashing a barrage of mortars intent…

19 die in Baghdad as Iraqis defy violence to vote (AP)

March 7th, 2010

Zahiya Kadim, who is blind, displays her inked finger after casting her vote in Basra, Iraq, Sunday, March 7, 2010. Under a blanket of tight security designed to thwart insurgents attacks, Iraqis went to the polls on foot Sunday in an election testing the ability of the country's still-fragile democracy to move forward at a time of uncertainty over a looming U.S. troop drawdown and still jagged sectarian divisions. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Iraqis voted Sunday in an election testing the mettle of the country’s still-fragile democracy as insurgents killed 19 people in the capital and sending down a barrage of…

Iraq’s vote key test for a democracy in progress (AP)

March 6th, 2010

Iraqi security forces inspect the scene after a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf in Iraq, Saturday, March 6, 2010 on the eve of key national elections. A group of Iranian and Iraqi pilgrims were waiting to board the bus after visiting a famous shrine when the blast occurred about 100 yards (meters) away killing at least three people, including two Iranians, according to officials. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - Billed as a key test of Iraq’s nascent democracy, Iraqis fear Sunday’s parliamentary election will lead to a protracted period of uncertainty as the winners and losers try…

Icelanders vote on deal to repay $5.3 billion (AP)

March 6th, 2010

An Icelander reads a referendum pamphlet in Reykjavik on Tuesday March 2, 2010. Iceland is scheduled to hold a referendum on 6 March on plans to repay Britain and the Netherlands debts owed from the collapse of Internet bank Icesave. Iceland is holding last-ditch talks with the two countries to try hammer out a new payment plan after criticisms of a previously agreed deal forced it to call a potentially damaging referendum on the issue. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti )AP - Icelanders are voting in a nationwide referendum on approving the use of taxpayers’ money to repay international debts.


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Iceland braces for consequences of Icesave vote (AP)

March 6th, 2010

An Icelander reads a referendum pamphlet in Reykjavik on Tuesday March 2, 2010. Iceland is scheduled to hold a referendum on 6 March on plans to repay Britain and the Netherlands debts owed from the collapse of Internet bank Icesave. Iceland is holding last-ditch talks with the two countries to try hammer out a new payment plan after criticisms of a previously agreed deal forced it to call a potentially damaging referendum on the issue. (AP Photo/Brynjar Gauti )AP - Amid allegations of bullying and profiteering by bigger nations, angry Icelanders are expected to deliver a resounding slap down this weekend to plans to use taxpayer money to…

Turkey warns US over Armenian genocide vote (AP)

March 5th, 2010

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey warned the Obama administration on Friday of negative diplomatic consequences if it doesn’t impede a U.S. resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians genocide.


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Campaign styles reflect the choices in Iraq vote (AP)

March 4th, 2010

A supporter of former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, seen in poster worn on head, attends his campaign rally in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March. 3, 2010. Iraq's national election is scheduled for March 7. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP - There were no politicians kissing babies at the campaign rally, but it came close.


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Spate of blasts in Iraq kill 17 ahead of key vote (AP)

March 4th, 2010

Iraqi security forces inspect the scene where a blast killed seven people in the Hurriya neighborhood about 500 yards (meters) from a polling station, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A string of blasts across the capital killed 17 people Thursday, authorities said, ratcheting up fear in an already tense city as many Iraqis cast early ballots ahead of Sunday's nationwide parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - A string of blasts across the Iraqi capital targeting voters killed 17 people Thursday, authorities said, ratcheting up fear in an already tense city as many Iraqis cast…

Dutch anti-immigration party gains ground in vote (AP)

March 3rd, 2010

AP - Early returns in Dutch local elections showed an anti-immigrant, anti-Islam party making big gains in a result seen as a possible foreshadowing of national elections in June.

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Triple bombing kill 32 ahead of Iraqi vote (AP)

March 3rd, 2010

Iraqi relatives weep over the coffin of a victim of a suicide bomb which took place last night at the Shiite Muslim Abdel Karim al-Madani mosque in central Baquba, 60 kms northeast of Baghdad, September 2009. Three powerful co-ordinated suicide attacks in the central Iraq city of Baquba killed at least 33 people and wounded 55 on Wednesday, just days before nationwide parliamentary elections.(AFP/File/Str)AP - Suicide bombers struck in quick succession Wednesday in a former insurgent stronghold northeast of Baghdad, killing at least 32 people just days before a crucial election that will…

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