Intrigue, power plays as Iraq campaign season starts
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Mass graves, war criminals, and Iranian agents: welcome to the campaign trail in Iraq. Even before he announced his
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After a year of acrimony, gridlock, and snarling showdowns over Iraq, Congress and President George W. Bush will cede the spotlight in 2008 to a White House race awash in historic potential.
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Those who are wondering when the United States can draw down its troop levels in Iraq should pay close attention to the details of Iraqi elections set for January 30.
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Iraq is still the focus after the debate, but campaigns will shift to domestic issues. By G. Robert Hillman and David Jackson. ALLENTOWN, Pa.
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Key players and parties who figure prominently in Iraq's first national election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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A flurry of revelations, from Iraq's missing explosives to the flu vaccine shortage, have touched this year's presidential race.
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Iraq had a rare moment out of the world spotlight in the past week, eclipsed by the tsunami devastation in Southeast Asia. But the country saw a host of critically important political developments and deadly attacks that could cripple elections set for Jan. 30, and that suggest the insurgents are refining their strategy to wreck the vote.
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War is hell on a presidency. And it plays havoc with presidential campaigns.
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A bombing in a Shi'ite city and an  outspoken attack on Iran by an Iraqi minister fueled fears of  sectarian strife as campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's  first free election since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
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Iraqi interim government leader Iyad Allawi took center stage in the US presidential campaign, with incumbent George W. Bush seeking a boost from his visit and Democratic challenger John Kerry charging the Bush administration was in &quot;disarray&quot; over Iraq.
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Brazen attacks against Iraqis assisting the U.S. have deepened the sense of growing mayhem as January elections approach.
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From politics to policy, it's campaign season all over again for President Bush.
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Swept into power by voters clamoring for an end to the war in Iraq, Democrats have seen their efforts falter under a reality more complicated than they found on the campaign trail.
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Pressure is rising to establish an Iraqi military capable of securing the country by January elections.
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Where the potential presidential candidates stand on the Iraq war:
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In the course of three short months, the political system has come full circle: a presidential campaign, an inauguration, a State of the Union address and now this &#151; another presidential race.
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Given the frantic pace at which presidential and congressional campaigning has taken off in the earliest weeks of the 2007-08 cycle, it comes as no surprise that Democratic strategists are front-loading their  program as well.