Iraqi PM Extends Emergency Laws for Elections
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Iraq's U.S.-backed government said on  Thursday it was extending emergency powers equivalent to  martial law for a further 30 days to try to safeguard Jan. 30  elections under threat from deadly attacks by insurgents.
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The Iraqi interim government declares a state of emergency for 60 days because of escalating violence.
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Iraq's interim Prime Minister told  British media in an interview published on Monday he wanted  elections to go ahead as planned in January even if violence  prevented some Iraqis from voting.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said on Sunday elections would be held on schedule in January despite a surge in violence and more than a score of hostages under threat of death from insurgents.
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The government said Wednesday it would ban travel between provinces and extend the hours of a curfew as part of heightened security before Iraq's weekend elections.
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TOKYO The cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi decided Thursday to extend the mission of Japanese troops in Iraq despite the growing opposition of voters, political opponents and members of his own party.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq  - Prime Minister Iyad Allawi  acknowledged Tuesday there were what he called pockets of Iraq  that would be too unsafe for voting in a Jan. 30 election, as  guerrillas killed 20 people in attacks.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced plans Monday to extend a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City to cities nationwide in an attempt to disarm the country.    The announcement came as fresh violence erupted in Baghdad and Mosul...
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The Iraqi government declared a 60-day state of emergency Sunday in response to the escalation of violence by militants. The emergency declaration covers the entire nation, with the exception of Kurdish-run areas in the northern part of Iraq.
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered Iraq's military commanders on Tuesday to speed up preparations for a U.S.-backed crackdown in Baghdad after a string of attacks killed hundreds of people in recent days.
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Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister told British media in an interview published on Monday he wanted elections to go ahead as planned in January even if violence prevented some Iraqis from voting.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has declared a state of emergency for 60 days, his spokesman said on Sunday. The emergency declaration excludes Iraqi regions run by Kurdish peoples
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Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi announced on Monday that he will extend the cash-for-weapons plan issued for Shiite fighters in Baghdad&#39;s Sadr City to all Iraqi cities, in an attempt to disarm the entire country.
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Iraq's interim government extended the closure of Baghdad international airport indefinitely on Saturday under emergency rule imposed ahead of this week's U.S.-led offensive on Falluja.
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Iraq's interim government declared a  state of emergency for 60 days on Sunday to quell violence  gripping the country ahead of January elections.
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Iraqâs interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi declared on Sunday a state of emergency across Iraq for sixty days after a wave of violence killed more than 50 people in the past two days.
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The Iraqi government declared a 60-day state of emergency throughout most of the country yesterday. Violence by insurgents in retaliation to the impending US assault on Fallujah continued with widespread bombings and assassinations.