Doubts remain on international monitoring of Iraqi elections
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US officials in Washington and Baghdad said at the weekend they were confident Iraq&#39;s parliamentary and local elections would take place on January 30
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They discussed security for Iraqi elections, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said on condition of anonymity. Zebari and Kasuri were also to discuss how Pakistan could assist in the rebuilding of Iraq, the foreign ministry official said.
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There must be no delay in holding the scheduled elections in Iraq . The voting must take place on the day that was chosen, January 30, 2005, and if must take place throughout the country.
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Iraq clamped security measures across  the country on Friday, sealing land borders and curbing travel  to foil insurgents bent on wrecking Sunday's election, but 10  Iraqis and two U.S. soldiers died in fresh attacks. Iraqis  began voting abroad. In Australia, exiles danced in the  streets, proudly displaying blue ink on their fingers which  showed they had cast the election's first votes.
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People across the Middle East voiced cautious optimism about Iraq's elections Sunday, saying they send a strong message that insurgents have been unsuccessful in scuttling the landmark poll, but also expressing concern that the chaos will not allow for a truly representative result.
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United Nations, Sep 15 - Iraq has appealed to the international community to send more troops to protect the United Nations staff needed for holding of elections by January 31 next year and thwart terrorist attempt to disrupt the poll process.
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Questions about the election go beyond U.S. stewardship, to issues that touch on whether it is realistic to think that democracy can be implanted in Iraq.
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Washington, Sept. 25 (NNN): In yet another row here over the Iraq issue, political opponents of the US government have questioned its ability to ensure that full elections are held in the troubled Gulf nation in January 2005.
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U.S. and Iraqi officials are questioning if Nuri Kamal al-Maliki can keep Iraq from descending into civil war.
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Upcoming elections in Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the Palestinian Authority are initial steps on still rocky paths to democracy.
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OTTAWA, Dec. 20 -- Canadian authorities said Monday that security conditions in Iraq are inadequate to offer to send observers to monitor parliamentary elections scheduled for Jan. 30.
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ROME  - The Italian government said Thursday that it doubted the authenticity of a second claim that two female aid workers had been killed in Iraq, but that it was still checking the report.
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BAGHDAD: Iraq&#39;s interim Government has warned that US-backed elections due to be held in January are at risk because the United Nations has failed to assign enough officials to monitor the vote.
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OTTAWA  - Canada will lead a team of electoral experts to assess conditions for Iraq&#39;s crucial elections next month, officials said, but the mission&#39;s make-up and mandate remained unclear.
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts over the viability of holding free and fair elections in Iraq, saying he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how an occupied country can go through a meaningful electoral exercise.
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The United Nations has failed to fully staff its operation in Iraq, imperiling the timing and quality of the country's elections, U.S. officials and election experts said.
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Iraq&#39;s interim president expressed doubts Friday over a claim of responsibility by a previously unknown militant group for the kidnapping of