Doubts Increase About Strength of IraqÂs Premier
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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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President BushÂs national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether IraqÂs prime minister can control sectarian violence and recommended new steps to strengthen his position.
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The confusion yesterday over whether two &quot;high-value&quot; women prisoners being held in Iraq would be released has underlined the limits of the interim government&#39;s authority.
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Analysis: No one seems happy with the Iraqi Prime Minister, but he has held on for two reasons: his political acumen and the lack of a good alternative
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The U.S.-backed government of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is losing serious ground, poll shows.
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The president talks of Iraqi democracy, but the report stresses regional stability.
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The escalating violence throughout Iraq poses a challenge to the interim government of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi.
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Iraq&#39;s elections were thrown into renewed doubt only days after the interim government won international backing for its decision to hold the poll at the end of January.
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The former interim leader has positioned himself as a replacement for Maliki, but he wasn't too popular the first time around
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 29 -- When President Bush meets Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday, it will be clear that the real power in Iraq rests with radical cleric and militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr.
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One of the most serious questions raised by the debacle in Iraq is whether it has crippled the ability of the world&#39;s leading powers to contain dangerous states.
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Bolstered by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's assurances that there's been "substantial improvement" in security and stability in Iraq, the United Nations is considering boosting its presence in the country.
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WASHINGTON -- Leaders of Iraq's religious parties have emerged as the country's most popular politicians and would win the largest share of votes if an election were held today, while the US-backed government of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is losing serious ground, according to a US-financed poll by the International Republican Institute.
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The President tries to rally the country with good news on Iraq, but some Republicans question why he took the risk
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John Kerry is using the situation in Iraq to question whether President Bush is the leader he claims to be. He noted that foreign countries aren&#39;t following the US lead in Iraq.
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The shift could resolve a significant threat to Iraq's stability and provide a boost to the interim government.
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Some of President Bush's bedrock supporters &#151; Southerners and rural residents &#151; have lost confidence in the likelihood of a stable, democratic Iraq.