Iraq's moment of decision
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Stakes of Sunday's election look high for Iraq and world.
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It is not quite right to say that today is the first time that Iraq's people have had the opportunity to go to the polls.
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The Iraq Study Group has its say. Now Bush has to figure out what to do next
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IRAQ declared a state of emergency in much of the country yesterday, based on the national safety law which was passed in July soon after the US-led coalition formally handed over power.
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IRAQ and the Middle East were now better off and the Government stood resolutely by its decision to join the US-led coalition to depose Saddam Hussein John Howard declared yesterday.
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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said that any decision to transfer power from the US-led coalition to Iraqi forces is a matter for the Baghdad government, after reports the first handover could happen next week.
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Hearings on the war in Iraq began just before the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, but the significance of the timing depended on oneâs view of the conflict.
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Iraq&#39;s elections were thrown into renewed doubt only days after the interim government won international backing for its decision to hold the poll at the end of January.
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UK Prime Minister Tony Blair&#39;s cabinet made a decision on a US request to deploy British troops in Iraq into an area controlled by American forces.
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BASRA, Iraq -- Interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, who is responsible for bringing democracy to Iraq, got a stirring taste of electoral politics on a recent swing through the impoverished Shi'ite south of the country.
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In less than five weeks, Iraqis hope to elect their own government. But before a single vote has been cast, the results are in. The Shiites have won.
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BAGHDAD -- Every time he drove, he feared this moment. Now, it was too late.
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Bush's top two men in Iraq are finally about to deliver a verdict on progress there. Here are the questions to ask about it
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Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to withdraw from the Shiite bloc is the most dramatic sign of the transformation in Iraqi politics. Old alliances are fraying, new ones are forming.
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The decision announced yesterday by Iraqi, American and United Nations officials to hold elections on Jan 30 reflected a judgment that delaying voting would further embolden insurgents and nudge Iraq closer to anarchy.
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq's interim president and defense minister said yesterday that withdrawing US troops from Iraq is out of the question for the time being, in a stark reminder of the danger posed by the Iraqi insurgency even after Sunday's election.
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Nine months of chaos and casualties in Iraq since Saddam Hussein's capture have taken a heavy toll on American opinion of President Bush's decision to go to war. Last December, when Saddam was caught, public support for Bush was 2-to-1 in favor. Now the public is evenly divided on whether the war was the right thing to do or whether it was a mistake.