Yahoo! News: Iraq

Populist Iraqi Shiite falls victim to power, money (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:51 PM PDT

AP - Iraqis seeking to punish religious parties for bad governance gave a veteran administrator the most votes in a January election in Karbala province.

Iraqi security leader wants 'war of intelligence' (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 10:08 AM PDT

AP - Iraq's top security official called Saturday for a shift from major military operations to a "war of intelligence" to track down remaining extremist cells responsible for attacks such as those that killed 60 people in the past week in the Baghdad area.

Iraq's president to retire from office next year (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani is not likely to seek another term when his mandate expires at the end of this year, a senior official from his party said on Saturday.

Iraqi president to serve only one more year (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 08:47 AM PDT

AFP - Iraq's President Jalal Talabani will step down in 2010 at the end of his second term in office, an official with his party said on Saturday.