Leading Iraqi parties call for elections delay: TV
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More than 15 leading Iraqi parties called on Friday to delay the scheduled January elections by atleast six months, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV reported.
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Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's  most powerful religious leader, has expressed concern that  nationwide elections could be delayed and may withhold his  support in protest over the planned vote, the New York Times  reported on Thursday.
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BAGHDAD -- Leading Sunni Muslim politicians sought postponement yesterday of the Jan. 30 national elections, and a senior official said the government had agreed to meet outside the country with Saddam Hussein supporters to try to persuade them to abandon the insurgency.
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The Iraqi electoral commission rejects a request for the elections due at the end of January to be postponed.
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A tape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden aired on Monday by al-Jazeera satellite channel has called upon the Iraqis to boycott the coming elections due on Jan. 30.
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Iraqi interim government officials and the country&#39;s election commission have all but ruled out demands by Sunni Arab parties to postpone parliamentary elections scheduled for January
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Seventeen political parties today demanded postponement of the Jan. 30 elections for at least six months until the government is capable of securing polling places.
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WARSAW, Poland &#151; The Polish commander of multinational forces in Iraq recommended Monday that the country's planned elections be moved up by a month to December, saying militants could use an extended campaign to disrupt the vote.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A group of 17 leading Iraqi political organizations, including some of America&#39;s closest allies, called Friday for a postponement of elections scheduled for Jan. 30, citing the violence and a lack of preparations.
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ELEANOR HALL: Iraq&#39;s President Ghazi al-Yawar is warning that escalating security problems in the country could force him to delay the national elections scheduled for January.
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BAGHDAD - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six-month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as US forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent
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Some of Iraq&#39;s most powerful political groups, including the party led by the interim prime minister, called Friday for a six-month delay in elections scheduled for Jan. 30, citing concerns over security.
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Delaying Iraq's landmark elections scheduled for January would have "serious ramifications" for the country's political process, Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Salih said.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - The Iraqi Islamic Party, the largest Sunni Arab political faction, yesterday announced its withdrawal from legislative elections scheduled for Jan. 30, saying its demands to delay the vote
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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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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A group of leading political parties on Friday called for a six-month delay to the Jan. 30 parliamentary elections, expressing concerns that widening violence would make voting impossible in large swaths of Iraq.
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Elections in Iraq scheduled to take place by Jan. 31 may be postponed because of continued widespread violence or a coordinated boycott by Sunni Muslims, US and Iraqi officials said.