Shia candidates lead Iraqi poll
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Iraq's main Shia Muslim coalition is ahead as counting continues in the landmark elections, officials say.
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Iraq's future political landscape began to take shape Friday, as a coalition led by powerful Shiite Muslim groups revealed a few of its candidates in next month's parliamentary election. They include former exiles, a prominent cleric and members of the interim government.
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Shiite Muslim politicians backed by Iraq&#39;s most prominent religious leader announced a powerful coalition of candidates Thursday that is likely to sweep January&#39;s parliamentary elections.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...
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The leading candidate in a Shi'ite  alliance expected to dominate Iraq's Jan. 30 elections said on  Saturday that majority Shi'ites would not be dragged into a  civil war despite a series of bloody attacks on them.
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The people of Najaf, the symbolic heart of Shiite Islam, came out in force to vote in Sunday's election.
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Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance debated  Monday who to choose as prime minister and which allies to seek  after failing to win an absolute majority in landmark  elections.
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Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance, fresh  from winning landmark elections, gathered on Monday to choose a  candidate for prime minister and the allies it needs after  failing to win an absolute majority.
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BAGHDAD -- Under the guidance of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite cleric, Shi'ite parties presented a list yesterday of 228 candidates for next month's elections. Minority Sunni Arabs, who had been favored under Saddam Hussein, must decide whether to join the race or renounce a vote that will help determine the country's future.
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A coalition fielding 228 candidates and supported by Iraq&#39;s top Shiite cleric has been formed to compete in the January 30 national elections.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi met Iraqi Sunni tribal leaders in neighboring Jordan, trying to drum up support for the election, seen as vital for building a democratic government in Iraq.
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Religious and political leaders gather at the Umm al-Qura Sunni Muslim mosque outside Baghdad, where clerics called for their followers to boycott Iraq&#39;s January elections.
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The Shia Muslim bloc that won Iraq's election nominates Ibrahim Jaafari as prime minister, sources say.
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Iraq&#39;s majority Shiite Muslims have announced a broadly-based alliance ahead of next month&#39;s key elections, which is backed by their highest religious leader but excludes radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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Iraq's most powerful-looking electoral bloc unveiled a slate of candidates for its election campaign on Thursday, throwing down a gauntlet to minority Sunni Arabs who complain next month's vote will be marred by violence.
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NAJAF, Iraq - Hoping to end weeks of fighting in Najaf, Iraq's top Shiite cleric unexpectedly returned home from Britain on Wednesday armed with a new peace initiative and a call for Iraqis across the country to march on the holy city to demand an end to the fighting.    Grand Ayatollah Ali Husseini Al-Sistani, who wields enormous influence among Shiite Iraqis, had previously declined to get involved in resolving the violent conflicts roiling the nation, and it was unclear why he suddenly changed his mind...
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Iraq's most powerful-looking electoral  bloc unveiled a slate of candidates for its election campaign  on Thursday, throwing down a gauntlet to minority Sunni Arabs  who complain next month's vote will be marred by violence.