Iraqi Elections

Iraqi Liberal Calls on President Obama to Oversee Baghdad Recount

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq's electoral commission announced today that a recount of votes in Baghdad from the March 7 elections will start next Monday. But a prominent Ir...

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Inertia in Iraq

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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The results of the Iraqi elections at the end of last month deepened a sense of conspiracy and dangerous inertia in the country. Events show that this disillusionment is threatening to reverse the security gains of the previous two years.

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Mithal al-Alusi, Iraq's Maverick, Charges Iraqi Elections Were Corrupt

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hugely disappointing news from Iraq last week as Parliamentarian Mithal al-Alusi, who won his seat in Iraq's Parliament in December, 2005 and has bee...

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Overhauling US Public Diplomacy Is like Beating a Dead Horse

Hussain Abdul-Hussain | Posted 05.25.2011

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"On March 6, the evening news on (Congress-funded Arabic TV) Alhurra labeled me as a Zionist agent," wrote Iraqi lawmaker Mithal Alusi, in an email to...

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Degrading Citizenship

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraqi Elections, Citizenship, Lebanon, Immigration, Dual-Citizenship, Afghanistan, Lebanese Elections, Election, Voting, World News

One largely unreported aspect of the recently completed Iraqi elections that I find deeply troubling is the fact that polling places were set up across the U.S. providing Iraqi-Americans the opportunity to vote.

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Iraq: The Elections Are Over, But Our Job Is Not Finished

Tucker Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

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The elections in Iraq this week were without question critical in efforts to maintain progress there. But elections alone will be enough to sustain the country's fledgling democracy.

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Iraq Election: Major Turnout At Polls Despite Insurgent Violence

AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Iraqis defied insurgents who lobbed hand grenades at voters and bombed a polling station Sunday in an attempt to intimidate those taki...

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Iraq: Car Bomb Strikes Shiite Holy City, Killing 3

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and QASSEM ABDUL-ZAHRA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — Under a blanket of tight security designed to thwart insurgent attacks, Iraqis went to the polls Sunday in an election testing the abi...

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The Iraqi Election

Qubad J. Talabani | Posted 05.25.2011

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On the eve of Sunday's elections in Iraq, passions will rise, creating tension within the system, and potentially lengthening the timeline for the formation of Parliament and selection of a prime minister. But this is healthy.

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Iraq Election Q&A: What You Need To Know

Posted 05.25.2011

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COURTESY OF THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE Iraqis head to the polls on Sunday for what is considered a fundamental test of the fle...

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Iraqi Elections: Politicians Vs Statesmen

James Denselow | Posted 05.25.2011

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If a national unity coalition is Iraq's best bet to prevent large-scale violence erupting, then the only hope is the emergence of statesmen who are able to leave sectarian politics at the ballot box.

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House Dems Ask Obama To Take Action To Keep Troop Withdrawals On Track

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a letter sent to president Obama on Wednesday, 28 House Democrats called on the White House to subsidize efforts to keep Iraq's elections on track...

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Iraqi Elections Unlikely To Happen By Constitutional Deadline

NYT | STEVEN LEE MYERS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even with an agreement, the election is now unlikely to occur by a constitutional deadline in January; it could slip into February, or beyond. Prime M...

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Iraqis Defy Violence to Vote for Sandra Bullock

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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"I do not care if she is a Sunni or a Shiite," said Yusuf Makiya, 37, who cast his vote in Falujah. "She is just so darn likable."

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The Other Iraq

Jeff Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

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This region of Iraq has not seen a coalition casualty in nearly three years and has been able to create a social reality that stands in stark contradiction to the ongoing violence in Baghdad.

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Saying Doesn't Make It So, Charles Krauthammer

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Oh, Charles Krauthammer! There's so much magical thinking in this lede that one wonders if you plagiarized the end of a rainbow! Preoccupied as it w...

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Zeinab Sadiq Jaafar and the Battle for Women in Iraq

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 05.25.2011

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In comparison to the brave women running for office in Iraq, why are American women so accepting of the political status quo. Why aren't we running for office more often? What do we risk?

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Iraq Elections: Will Democracy Trump Violence?

Huffington Post, AP | Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iraq is preparing for Saturday's provincial elections, the first elections in the country since 2005 and widely viewed as a test of the country's stab...

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Obama Squares Off With Top Iraq Commander On Withdrawal

Foreign Policy Magazine | Marc Lynch | Posted 05.25.2011

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The institutional pushback against Obama's attempt to change Iraq policy is unfolding as predicted. After a steady stream of Washington Post and Wall ...

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Iraqi Elections: Thousands Of Women Defy Conservative Attitudes And Run For Office

Nytimes.com | SAM DAGHER | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD -- Amal Kibash, a candidate for the Baghdad provincial council, is running a bold and even feverish campaign by most standards. With elections...

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Al-Qaeda A Threat To Upcoming Iraqi Elections

AFP | By Arthur MacMillan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al-Qaeda remains a threat to this weekend's election in Iraq, a senior army commander warned on Tuesday, as the United States said it expected its tro...

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