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Iraq Vote: Al-Maliki Wins Big, But Secularists Encouraged (Time.com) Posted: 06 Feb 2009 12:25 AM CST Time.com - The Prime Minister strengthened his hand against Shi'ite rivals, but former leader Ayad Allawi boosted his own standing

Iraq's Maliki beats religious parties in vote (Reuters) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 09:07 PM CST Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki rode a nationalist, law-and-order message to a decisive victory over the Shi'ite religious parties who previously dominated Iraq, preliminary election results showed on Thursday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,237 (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 07:55 PM CST AP - As of Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009, at least 4,237 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Military offers Obama longer troop-withdrawal plans for Iraq (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Responding to a request by President Barack Obama, top military and diplomatic advisers on Iraq have submitted a report to the White House that spells out the risks of drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq over periods as long as 23 months, two defense officials told McClatchy.

Allies of Iraqi PM triumph in elections (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 03:56 PM CST AFP - Allies of Nuri al-Maliki triumphed in Iraq's weekend elections, preliminary results showed on Thursday, giving the prime minister a popular mandate after fiercely contested polls in the war-torn nation.

Maliki's party dominates Iraqi elections, trouncing Shiite rival (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 12:12 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's political party won a resounding victory in Iraq's provincial elections last Saturday, according to preliminary results announced Thursday.

Iraq PM's allies triumph in polls (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 09:29 AM CST AFP - A coalition backed by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was ahead in Shiite-majority provinces in a show of confidence for the premier's policies, election results showed on Thursday.

(AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 08:34 AM CST AP - Official: Iraqi prime minister's allies finish first in races for Baghdad province council.

At least 12 killed in Iraq restaurant attack (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 07:22 AM CST AFP - At least 12 people were killed in a suicide attack on a restaurant in the Iraqi province of Diyala, northeast of Baghdad, on Thursday, local officials told AFP.

Senior Mahdi army fighter killed in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2009 03:58 AM CST AFP - A senior member of the Mahdi Army militia founded by radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has been killed in a shootout in Iraq, police said on Thursday.

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