Shi'ites Bombed as Iraq Poll Campaign Begins
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A bomb near a Shi'ite shrine killed  eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fueled  fears of sectarian strife when campaigning began on Wednesday  for Iraq's first election since Saddam Hussein's fall.
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Two car bombs exploded in Iraq today as insurgents continued their fight against American troops and their allies in a possible attempt to influence the American Presidential Elections.
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A suicide bomber tried to kill the leader of Iraq&#39;s most powerful Shi&#39;ite political group Monday while the main Sunni party withdrew from the country&#39;s January 30th election.
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Sunday&#39;s bombings in Shiite holy cities - the deadliest insurgent attacks since July - appeared aimed at sparking sectarian strife.
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A suicide car bomber attacked a Baghdad  office used by a major Shi'ite party on Tuesday in the latest  insurgent attack aimed at stoking sectarian strife ahead of  Jan. 30 polls expected to be dominated by Shi'ites.
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The attack, the deadliest in Iraq in months, occurred in a southern city where rival Shiite groups have been battling for power.
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A bomb near a Shi'ite shrine killed eight people and a fierce attack on Iran by a minister fueled fears of sectarian strife when campaigning began on Wednesday for Iraq's first election since Saddam Hussein's fall.
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BAGHDAD - Campaigning for the first post-Saddam Hussein elections got under way on Thursday amid more bloodshed, as US President George W. Bush warned Iran and Syria to stop meddling in Iraq in the run-up to the vote.
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Three suicide car bombs, including one that exploded near the Iraqi prime minister's party headquarters in Baghdad, and a roadside explosion killed at least 16 people Monday as insurgents pressed their deadly campaign to disrupt national elections, which Iraq's defense minister said could be postponed to give the Sunni minority time to participate.
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A suicide car bomber killed 14 Shi'ite  worshippers as they left a Baghdad mosque on Friday, stepping  up a violent campaign to divide Iraq's religious communities  ahead of elections in nine days.
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The Iraqi election season officially kicked off yesterday, and the mudslinging started right away. Iraq&#39;s defense minister, an ally of Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, blasted
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Insurgents vowing total war on Sunday's  Iraqi election unleashed a surge of violence on Saturday,  killing 17 people in bombings and rocket attacks as the country  battened down for the landmark vote.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A bomb targeting a prominent Shiite cleric killed seven people outside one of southern Iraqâs holiest shrines Wednesday as campaigning began for Iraqâs first post-Saddam elections -- a vote that is going ahead despite suicide attacks
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Two car bombs ripped through crowded Baghdad streets on Monday, killing at least 21 people and wounding 96, as insurgents step up their campaign to undermine the country&#39;s
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By targeting election workers in Baghdad and Shia Muslims in southern Iraq, insurgents yesterday struck at the two pillars of next month&#39;s national elections: the logistical
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Two car bombs exploded within hours of each other in two Iraqi cities holy to Shiite Muslims, killing at least 62 people and wounding more than 120.
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BAGHDAD -- In Sadr City, cheerful young men distribute campaign fliers for the Shi'ite List of candidates at gunpoint, blaring their message from a sound truck. Banners for rival campaigns lie slashed and burnt along the main route.