As Sunnis Waver, White House Renews Backing for Iraqi Vote
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The Bush administration called again today for wide participation in the Iraqi elections of Jan. 30, and it expressed cautious optimism that security would be strong enough to assure valid results.
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Anxiety over the Bush administration&#39;s handling of Iraq and the economy may have voters in some states second-guessing who to send to the White House.
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Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawer, an influential Sunni Muslim, on Wednesday endorsed countrywide elections scheduled for Jan. 30 despite rebel threats he said have paralysed voter registration in some Sunni areas of the country.
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WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush and Iraqi interim President Ghazi al-Yawar have restated their firm commitment to holding elections on Jan. 30 in spite of an upsurge in violence in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD -- President Ghazi al-Yawer of Iraq, an influential Sunni Muslim, threw his support yesterday behind holding the Jan. 30 election on time despite insurgent threats he said have paralyzed voter registration in some Sunni areas.
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Washington is pressing neighboring  countries to persuade Sunnis in Iraq to vote in next month's  elections, Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Monday, the  same day the top party from the minority group withdrew from  the ballot.
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The legitimacy of Iraqi election is likely to hinge on voter turnout by the Sunni minority.
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PETER CAVE: The Bush administration is considering guaranteeing a role for Sunni Muslims in Iraq&#39;s first democratic government as a way of trying to quell dissent and future violence.
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The U.S. had been pressing Iraq to pass the measure in an effort to draw Sunni Arabs into Iraqâs political process.
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Welcoming Iraq&#39;s interim president to the White House offers President Bush a chance to persuade Iraqi minority groups to participate in next month&#39;s election â- pivotal step toward a democracy still threatened by a violent
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The White House on Thursday  complained that politics is holding up a Senate vote on  President George W. Bush's attempt to retain John Bolton as the  U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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President Bush, back on the campaign trail after a show of unity with Iraq's prime minister, accused his Democratic rival on Thursday of spreading a pessimism about Iraq that threatens the war effort.
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Iraq's Jan. 30 elections are likely  to be "less than perfect" due to violence but the United States  is working with Iraq to encourage the broadest possible  participation, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Iraq's president, an influential Sunni Muslim, threw his support Wednesday behind holding the Jan. 30 election on time despite insurgent threats he said have paralyzed voter registration voter registration in some Sunni areas of the country.
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FORT MYERS, Florida  - The Iraq war reclaimed the spotlight in the Republican race for the White House on Saturday as front-runner John McCain accused rival Mitt Romney of backing a set withdrawal of U.S. troops -- a charge Romney angrily denied.
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The White House is keenly watching the Iraqi election because it could affect U.S. military action there and sap President Bush's political strength here and abroad if the balloting doesn't lead to stability.
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Iraq's interim president told George W. Bush at the White House Monday that the "armies of darkness" would not stop Iraqis voting next month, even though there is no let up in insurgents' efforts to wreck the election.