ANALYSIS: Al-Maliki weathering crisis
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Nearly two months after Sunni Arab ministers walked out, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki appears to have weathered a political crisis that once threatened to bring down his government.
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Days ahead of his meeting with President Bush, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said that IraqÂs leaders would work to resolve their political conflicts.
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President Bush, under pressure to find a new blueprint for Iraq, on Wednesday sought to strengthen Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's ability to quell rising violence amid U.S. doubts about his capacity to ...Comment
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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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BAGHDAD -- The US ambassador to Iraq warned yesterday that time is running out for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to contain the burgeoning sectarian bloodshed that threatens to plunge the country into civil war.
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Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Sunday responded to critics in the U.S. Congress, saying his government had kept Iraq from plunging into sectarian civil war.
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U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser has raised serious doubts about Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's ability to control sectarian violence, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.
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Even as the White House contemplates a faster turnover of responsibilities to the Iraqi government, severe doubts remain within and outside the Bush administration over whether Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki can execute the steps necessary to stabilize the country, according to sources familiar with...
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The Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, showed an unexpected streak of stubbornness yesterday in his stand-off with the US over the Blackwater shootings, insisting that action had to be taken against the private security firm.
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One of the most serious questions raised by the debacle in Iraq is whether it has crippled the ability of the world&#39;s leading powers to contain dangerous states.
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The U.S.-backed government of interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is losing serious ground, poll shows.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made an urgent plea on Sunday to the rival sectarian factions in his government to end disputes that he said were behind the bloodshed and crisis of recent days.
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Analysis: Prime Minister Maliki has suspended an entire brigade to cleanse it of corruption. But is it any more than a political gesture?
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Which of the following best characterizes the situation in Iraq?
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King Abdullah of Jordan, who will host a meeting between President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki this week, said today that the situation in Iraq is quickly disintegrating and dramatic action is needed before the end of the year to unify the country.
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President Bush will ask embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at their summit in Jordan how best to train Iraqi forces faster so they can shoulder more responsibility for securing the nation torn apart ...Comment
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ELEANOR HALL: Iraq&#39;s interim prime minister, Iyad Allawi, has blamed what he calls &quot;major neglect by multinational forces&quot; for the deaths of the 49 Iraqi army recruits over the weekend.