Iraq Holds Its Breath
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After the second high-profile attack on one of the country's most sacred Shi'ite shrines this year, a tense Baghdad braces for the fallout
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As troops exit an Iraqi city, a glimpse of what follows for the country.
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In less than five weeks, Iraqis hope to elect their own government. But before a single vote has been cast, the results are in. The Shiites have won.
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Iraq stood on the verge of its first free election in a half-century Saturday, its borders and bridges locked down, its hopes on the line. The government urged Iraqis to vote despite their fears of violence, even as insurgents rocketed the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, killing two Americans.
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Stakes of Sunday's election look high for Iraq and world.
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As if the daily struggle to dodge  bullets and bombings is not enough, many Iraqis now face a  freezing winter shivering by candlelight as persistent attacks  keep the power out for more than 12 hours a day.
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Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki shrugs off US criticism of slow progress saying it is understandable in the face of violence.
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Resistance to the occupation of Iraq is more widespread than the pockets of insurgency described by Iraqi officials, data shows.
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On the day of a deadly attack against U.S. troops, Iraq's finance minister said Tuesday he saw signs of improvement in his country's security.
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If US forces prevail, keeping the city stable afterward may influence what happens elsewhere in Iraq.
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When Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised US lawmakers elections in Iraq would be held on time in January, Republicans roared and Democrats politely clapped despite their doubts.
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It is the Iraqi people who come best out of the end of the Najaf siege. This has been a triumph for the moderate majority who until yesterday felt themselves powerless to influence the wretched course of events in their own country.
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For nearly two years it has been the nerve center of U.S.-led operations in Iraq. Sunday, Baghdad's Green Zone became the heart of the country's first experiment with democracy for half a century.
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The situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating. There is no path that can guarantee success, but the prospects can be improved.
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WASHINGTON -- Iraq is a nation gripped by fear and struggling to meet security and political goals by September, US officials cautioned from Baghdad yesterday, dashing hopes in Congress that the country will show more signs of stability this summer.
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The dream of a free Iraq is alive, but 22 months into the U.S.-led fight for their native country, Iraqi Americans speak of how complicated and painful the equation has become.
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BAGHDAD : France held its breath for two of its reporters kidnapped in Iraq, while the war-torn country&#39;s ailing economy was dealt a massive blow after a key export pipeline suffered its biggest post-war attack.