Fear Shrouds Iraq's Elections in Secrecy, Confusion
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Election centers have been bombed,  candidates and electoral officials threatened and even killed.  With only a week to go, intimidation is turning Iraq's landmark  polls into a new kind of secret ballot.
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The attack underscored the fragility of the electoral process in Iraq and evoked the lurking threat of sectarian strife.
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The results of the Iraqi election are to be announced on Sunday, amid a fresh wave of insurgent attacks.
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It's just a scrap of white paper, a piece of a poor-quality photocopy slipped under the gates of homes in the al-Salam area of western Baghdad. But it and thousands of others like it could have a profound effect on Sunday's elections.
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Iraqi forces, whose performance is crucial to securing January elections, are riddled with problems, say local U.S. officials.
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Iraqi bureaucrats are so fearful and confused by anticorruption measures that they are afraid to sign off on contracts.
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The secretive world of the Blackwater compound in Baghdad is fraying under scrutiny from the F.B.I., the American military and the Iraqi government.
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Swept into power by voters clamoring for an end to the war in Iraq, Democrats have seen their efforts falter under a reality more complicated than they found on the campaign trail.
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Tens of thousands of Iraqis, notably in restive Sunni Arab areas, may have been denied their right to vote on Sunday because of insufficient ballots and polling centers, officials said.
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The Bush administration&#39;s hopes for Iraq rest heavily on whether Iraqis can shape their political future through elections, but it could be difficult for them to vote on Jan. 30, as now planned.
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Top US officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country&#39;s worsening violence.
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an October 9 election, according to a poll trend, as terror fears overshadow a closely fought campaign. repeatedly over the US-led war on Iraq.
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WASHINGTON - Top U.S. officials differed Friday over key details of planned Iraqi elections in January, including the unresolved issue of whether all Iraqis will be able to vote and who will protect them from their country's worsening violence...
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News reports on Iraq paint a picture of a country trapped in a cycle of violence and destruction. The sceptics and nay-sayers don&#39;t believe Iraqis are ready for democracy.
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Tens of thousands of Iraqis, notably in  restive Sunni Arab areas, may have been denied their right to  vote on Sunday because of insufficient ballots and polling  centers, officials said.
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Violence in Iraq could worsen after  this weekend's elections because insurgents may exploit the  uncertain period while polling results are certified and the  government assembled, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on  Wednesday.
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Iraq began compiling election results  from around the country on Tuesday and eased security measures  surrounding its historic poll despite al Qaeda's vow to pursue  "holy war" after failing to deter millions from voting.