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Challenger overtakes Iraq PM in overall vote count (AP)

March 16th, 2010

Electoral workers sort through ballots cast at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - A secular coalition challenging the Iraqi prime minister in the country’s historic parliamentary elections has narrowly pulled ahead for the first time in the overall vote count, although…

Iraqi PM picks up oil-rich province in vote count (AP)

March 14th, 2010

An electoral worker carries a ballot box at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Early results released by Iraq’s election committee show the prime minister ahead in the oil-rich Basra province, strengthening his lead in the country’s historic elections.


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Giving Afghans (and More) a Vote in Britain’s Election (Time.com)

March 14th, 2010

Time.com - As part of a new project, U.K. residents are allowing people in developingcountries to tell them how to vote in parliamentary elections. The aim: togive poorer countries a…

Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP)

March 13th, 2010

Counting and data input workers at the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, March 12, 2010. Partial tallies have been released from seven of Iraq's 18 provinces, excluding Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election’s all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the…

Iraq’s PM leads in early Baghdad vote count (AP)

March 13th, 2010

An Iraqi man look up at a poster picturing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who has comfortably emerged as the top vote getter in Baghdad, which has the most seats in parliament of any constituency, early results have shown.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital, according to a partial tally of results released Saturday.


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Partial results from Iraqi vote show tight contest (AP)

March 11th, 2010

An electoral worker sorts through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq show the prime minister’s bloc and a secular challenger winning two provinces each.


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First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday (AP)

March 10th, 2010

Electoral workers sort through ballots cast in the national election in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Iraqi and UN officials say the first results from this week's parliamentary elections are likely to be released on Thursday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The top United Nations envoy in Iraq urged election officials Wednesday to release the results of this week’s historic vote as quickly as possible, saying Iraqis “have the…

Iraqi PM’s coalition seen leading vote (AP)

March 8th, 2010

Ballot boxes are stacked at a counting center in Basra, Iraq, Monday, March 8, 2010. The conclusion of Sunday's vote does not spell an immediate end to Iraq's political uncertainty, as it could be days until results come in and with the fractured nature of Iraqi politics, months to form a government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election,…

Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 36 (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 - Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 36 people in attacks aimed at intimidating those taking part in an election that will determine…

Iraqis defy intimidation to vote, attacks kill 26 (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 - Insurgents bombed a polling station and lobbed grenades at voters Sunday, killing 26 people in attacks aimed at intimidating Iraqis participating in an election that will determine whether…

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