World leaders back Iraqi election
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World leaders end a conference on the future of Iraq with strong support for the January polls.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair praises embattled election officials as heroes of the new Iraq, as he visits Baghdad
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The foreign secretary joins fellow foreign ministers for a conference at which they will back elections in Iraq.
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President Bush and interim Iraqi  President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed on Monday to press ahead with  Jan. 30 elections in Iraq despite a surge in violence that has  killed more than 70 people in recent days.
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President Bush congratulated Iraqi candidates who were victorious in final voting results announced Sunday and said the United States and its allies should be proud for making the election possible.
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The United States and its allies on Monday found common cause with opponents of the invasion of Iraq, encouraging Iraq to hold elections on time in January even
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Iraq's interim prime minister appealed to world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly Friday to unite behind his country's effort to reign in spiraling violence and lighten the country's foreign debt and broaden support for coalition forces to improve security ahead of the January elections.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed yesterday that planned elections will go ahead this January despite increasing violence that has left several cities outside of the interim government&#39;s control.
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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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Iraq's first open election in decades is hailed by Iraqi officials and other leaders, despite a spate of attacks.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday that there was still a great deal to do in helping grow Iraq's democracy as he hailed the Iraq election as a success.
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Stakes of Sunday's election look high for Iraq and world.
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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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Most governments around the world reacted to the news of George Bush&#39;s re-election yesterday with a diplomatic straight bat. France, Germany and other European countries pledged to work with the new administration
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The list of candidates representing Iraq's majority Shiite Muslims won the most votes in the nation's Jan. 30 election, followed by the Kurds and then Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's list, Iraqi election officials said Sunday.
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Foreign governments traditionally remain neutral during US election campaigns, but this year several leaders and governments around the world are either directly or implicitly supporting George Bush or John Kerry.
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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.