Iraqis agree to delay federation effort
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's political parties reached an agreement yesterday that was meant to prevent the country from splintering into a federation of three autonomous zones until at least 2008.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - An official of a Sunni political party said Thursday the group would push forward with demands to postpone general elections despite statements the government was committed to holding the vote on Jan. 30.
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Some of Iraq&#39;s most powerful political groups, including the party led by the interim prime minister, called Friday for a six-month delay in elections scheduled for Jan. 30, citing concerns over security.
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Iraqi political figures continued on Sunday to react to a movement by Sunni Arabs to delay elections by six months.
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BAGHDAD -- The interim Iraqi government brushed aside Sunni Muslim demands to delay the Jan. 30 election yesterday. And a spokesman for the majority Shiite Muslim community called the date &quot;non-negotiable.
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The United States and Iraq were at odds   on Saturday over the transfer of operational control of Iraq's   military to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, forcing   a delay of a handover ceremony.
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The International Monetary Fund said  on Wednesday Iraq's official bilateral creditors had agreed to  defer debt the country owes them until the end of 2005.
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Iraq's parliament delayed debate on   Sunday on a divisive draft law on federalism that minority   Sunni Arabs fear could lead to the partition of Iraq and stoke   sectarian conflict that has already killed thousands.
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A delegation of Iraqis hoping to help negotiate an end to an uprising in Najaf was forced to delay its mission Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD, 23 November 2004 - Some Arab delegations at a meeting in Sharm El-Sheikh, with counterparts from Iraqâs neighbors and the United States among others, yesterday said it may be better to delay the polls in Iraq to ensure full participation.
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Iraqi political and religious leaders  resumed meeting on Wednesday to select an interim national  assembly after a row the day before over who should be on it  forced a postponement.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Leading Sunni Muslim politicians yesterday urged postponement of the Jan. 30 national elections, and a senior official said the government had agreed to meet outside the country with Saddam
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BAGHDAD - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent
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Iraq's parliament again delayed debate   of a divisive bill on federalism on Tuesday after a fresh wave   of violence killed 50 people and the United Nations warned that   Iraq could descend into civil war.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim parties and the religious leadership headed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani yesterday rejected a demand by other communities for a delay in nationwide elections scheduled for Jan. 30, in an escalating dispute that magnifies the country's ethnic and sectarian fault lines.
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More than 15 leading Iraqi parties called on Friday to delay the scheduled January elections by atleast six months, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV reported.
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Iraqi interim government officials and the country&#39;s election commission have all but ruled out demands by Sunni Arab parties to postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for January