Iraq parliament delays divisive federal debate
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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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Iraq's fractious ethnic and religious parliamentary groups agreed Sunday to open debate on a contentious Shiite-proposed draft legislation that will allow the creation of federal regions in Iraq, politicians said.
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The Senate late Monday delayed its consideration of a vote on a new government eavesdropping bill until January.
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BAGHDAD -- Bombers and gunmen killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens across Iraq yesterday, while parliament leaders again put off debate on legislation that some Iraqis fear could threaten the country's unity and bring more violence.
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Influential Sunni Muslim groups and Iraq&#39;s two main Kurdish movements yesterday requested a delay in nationwide legislative elections set for Jan. 30, saying they feared
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The handover of control of Iraqi armed forces from the US-led coalition to the defence ministry is postponed again.
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The deeply divided Lebanese parliament failed again to elect a president Monday and voting was postponed until Saturday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post
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Lebanon's parliament on Monday postponed a presidential election until December 22, the ninth such delay, because rival factions are still arguing over how to share power after the army commander becomes head of state.
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Iraq&#39;s election commission was expected today to consider a call by top political parties to delay January&#39;s vote because of violence gripping the country.
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Republicans have blocked a debate in the US Senate over a resolution criticizing President George W. Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq, but a new showdown looms.
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A fresh attempt by the sharply divided parliament to elect a Lebanese president was likely to be postponed for the ninth time Monday amid a political impasse that continues to hold up the army chief's election for the post.
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BAGHDAD, Nov. 27 -- Iraq's Shiite Muslim parties and the religious leadership headed by Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani on Saturday 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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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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Iraq's electoral commission is to discuss a request by leading parties to postpone 30 January general elections.
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BAGHDAD  - Iraq&#39;s electoral commission was due to study a call by top leaders to delay the January 30 polls because of violence gripping the country, as US-led troops continued their anti-insurgency crackdown.
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Senate leaders squabbled yesterday over how to consider resolutions opposing President Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq, but the quarrel did not stop lawmakers from launching an informal debate on the chamber floor over the war.
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The Senate this week will pull its first all-night debate on the Iraq war in advance of a vote on whether to bring home all combat troops by next spring, Democrats said Monday.