Attack, party&#39;s withdrawal deal blows to Iraq elections
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The drive to hold nationwide elections in Iraq on Jan. 30 may have suffered a triple setback yesterday with the suicide car bombing of a major Shiite leader&#39;s residence, the
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Election workers and U.S.-trained security troops have become Iraq's most hunted, facing slaughter by insurgents out to ruin this month's landmark vote.
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Iraq&#39;s fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned.
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Political leaders in the capital struggled to reach a deal that would end the fight over splitting Iraq into autonomous states.
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In a surprise visit to Iraq yesterday, British prime minister Tony Blair said the successful staging of next month&#39;s elections would be a blow not only to Iraqi insurgents but also to world terrorism.
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Iraq said Tuesday it would shut its  land borders and bar traffic from getting close to voting  centers over the Jan. 30 polls to try to thwart attacks, as  insurgents targeted a Shi'ite party with a suicide bomb.
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Iraq&#39;s official Sunni Muslim political party has threatened to quit the US-backed government unless a full-scale military assault on the rebel-held city of Fallujah is halted.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Seventeen Iraqi political parties 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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BAGHDAD -- At least 20 people were killed in Iraq yesterday by car bombers, roadside bombs, assault rifle fire, and an explosive rigged to a headless body, as insurgents appeared to intensify efforts to derail nationwide elections set for Jan. 30.
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Â· Bombing reduces majority of ruling coalition to threeÂ· Country in further turmoil ahead of elections
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Over the past few months, insurgents in Samarra have deposed the U.S.-picked leaders and put to death people suspected of collaborating with them, making the northern Iraqi city the latest no-go zone for Iraqi and American troops.    With preparations beginning for Iraq's nationwide general election, scheduled for January, the attacks in Samarra and other cities where officials cannot safely travel could present a major barrier to carrying out a credible poll...
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A suicide car bomber hit one of Iraq's  biggest Shi'ite Muslim parties running in elections next month,  killing 13 people but missing its leader -- hours before the  most prominent Sunni party withdrew from the historic poll.
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LEADING Iraqi political parties called last night for elections due on January 30 to be postponed, citing security concerns and inadequate preparation.
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IRAQ&#39;S election was thrown into doubt yesterday as one of the country&#39;s main Sunni parties withdrew, while a tape purporting to be Osama bin Laden warned Iraqis not to vote.
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Iraq's interim prime minister declared Wednesday that the success of the national elections had dealt a major blow to the insurgents &#151; who have not carried out a major attack since the balloting &#151; and he predicted they will be defeated within months.
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Leading Iraqi political parties have called for forthcoming elections to be delayed because of mounting violence in the country. Fifteen political parties - including two Kurdish groups
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A sectarian split is a risk in Iraq's Jan. 30 election.