Shi'ite Jaafari Is Front-Runner to Become Iraqi PM
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An Islamist Shi'ite politician and  former exile emerged as the front-runner to become Iraq's new  prime minister on Tuesday as horse-trading to decide the  line-up of the next government entered the final stages.
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Halting violent sectarian strife in Iraq, especially in Baghdad, will dominate President Bush's summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki next week in the Middle East.
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Iraq&#39;s defence minister on Wednesday accused neighbouring Iran and Syria of supporting terrorists in his country and charged that a senior Iraqi Shiite was leading a &quot;pro-Iranian&quot; coalition into next month&#39;s national elections.
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LONDON, Dec 11 (IranMania) - Iraqi Vice-President Ibrahim al-Jaafari refused to believe in remarks published Friday that Iran was attempting to influence Iraqi polls with the aim of creating a &quot;crescent&quot; dominated by Shiites in the region.
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War crimes trials against senior lieutenants of Saddam Hussein will start in Baghdad next week, says the interim Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi.
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BAGHDAD - Le elezioni in Iraq si terranno il 27 gennaio prossimo: lo ha detto il vicepresidente iracheno, Ibrahim al-Jaafari. La data e&#39; stata decisa dalla Commissione elettorale e deve ora essere approvata dal governo provvisorio, ha aggiunto Jaafari.
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Iraq&#39;s Shia Muslims have joined forces to create the countryâs first serious post-war political coalition, which could well sweep to power in elections scheduled for the end of next month.
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As parties haggle over candidate lists, radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr fights for a top spot.
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Iraq's main Shiite Muslim alliance expects to win the biggest share in the country's National Assembly but not enough to push through a political agenda or claim the prime minister's job without support from other parties &#151; notably the Kurds.
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An Islamist Shi'ite politician and  former exile emerged as the front-runner to become Iraq's new  prime minister Tuesday as horse-trading to decide the line-up  of the next government entered the final stages.
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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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The most senior Shia cleric in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, has called for general elections in the country to go ahead as planned.
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The contest for Iraq's next prime minister narrowed Monday after the French-educated finance minister removed himself from consideration within the ranks of the Shiite alliance that won the most votes in the national elections, a spokesman said.
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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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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's future political landscape began taking shape yesterday, as a coalition led by powerful Shi'ite 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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Senior Iraqi ministers will go to Iran   on Tuesday, officials said, possibly paving the way for a first   official visit as prime minister by Nuri al-Maliki to Iraq's   powerful Shi'ite neighbor.
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Iraq&#039;s new prime minister has made security his top priority, but violence is so pervasive that it may take months &amp;#151; if not years &amp;#151; before he keep that promise without help from American troops.