Iraqâs leader calls for world to unite behind elections
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UNITED NATIONS -- Iraqâs interim prime minister appealed to world leaders at the UN General Assembly Friday to unite behind his countryâs effort to reign in spiraling violence and lighten the countryâs foreign debt and broaden support for coalition
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Prime Minister Iyad Allawi vowed yesterday that Iraq would go ahead with national elections by January, even if rampant violence and insurgent activity
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush joined the interim president of Iraq yesterday in insisting that Iraqi elections be held Jan. 30, saying that keeping to the election schedule will deter insurgents and quicken the pace toward peace and democracy in Iraq.
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Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi appealed to Iraqis of all religions and ethnic groups to defy militant violence and vote in Sunday's elections.
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DUKAN, Iraq -- Leading Sunni politicians and representatives of Iraq's prime minister and president called yesterday for Iraq's national election to be postponed until order is restored in the violence-racked Sunni Arab heartland, the strongest signal yet that the ballot might not take place in January as scheduled.
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From Moscow to Paris to London, world leaders are applauding the Iraqi vote. Russian President Vladmir Putin says the elections were "a step in the right direction" for Iraq.
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BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Tuesday he has asked the United Nations to send troops to help secure elections promised in January and voiced concern over a manpower shortage in the Iraqi police.
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The Kurdish leader who hopes to become Iraq's next president pledged to try to bring the country's disaffected Sunni Arabs into the political process even though many of them stayed away from the polls in landmark elections.
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IRAQI Prime Minister Iyad Allawi today asked world leaders at the United Nations to help &quot;defeat the forces of terrorism&quot; and build the future of Iraq.
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United Nations, Sep 15 - Iraq has appealed to the international community to send more troops to protect the United Nations staff needed for holding of elections by January 31 next year and thwart terrorist attempt to disrupt the poll process.
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Iraq must push ahead with Jan. 30  elections despite relentless bloodshed, voter intimidation and  attacks on electoral staff, the chief U.N. election official in  the country said Sunday.
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SHARM EL SHEIKH: The worldâs main powers and the Middle East countries put on a rare show of unity on Tuesday to support January elections in Iraq that UN chief Kofi Annan termed âcriticalâ to quell rampant violence.
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NEW YORK - US President George W. Bush yesterday exhorted world leaders to support Iraq as it attempts the transition to democracy.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi appealed to the world leaders at the United Nations yesterday to help his country achieve stability by sending peacekeepers, reinforcing borders and forgiving its debts.
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Jordan's king urges Iraqi leaders to keep their country united, ahead of talks with President Bush and the Iraqi PM.
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Meeting with leaders of the European Union in Brussels, the prime minister of Iraq&#39;s interim government, Ayad Allawi, has called for reconciliation with European nations and urged &quot;spectator&quot; states to engage in Iraq.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi joined the race for Iraq&#39;s Jan. 30 elections at a Wednesday news conference meant to highlight his appeal to Iraq&#39;s diverse and sometimes fractious ethnic and religious groups.