2009年3月14日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Iraq

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

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:51 PM PDT

Youssef al-Haboubi, who won the most votes in provincial elections to become the governor of Karbala, sits under a portrait of Imam Hussein at his home in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 14, 2009. The 51-year-old independent candidate won nearly 15 percent of the vote in the Jan. 31 balloting but was given only one seat on the provincial council because he ran as an independent without any political allies.(AP Photo/ Ahmed Alhussainey)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

Iraq's interior minister Jawad al-Bolani talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, March 14, 2009. Al-Bolani said suicide bombers and car bombs are still the main challenges facing Iraqi security forces and that a wide-scale 'war of intelligence' is now needed to chase down militants as there 'is no need anymore to launch major military operations.' (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)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

Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, seen here on March 10, will step down in 2010 at the end of his second term in office, an official with his party said on Saturday.(AFP/File/Shwan Mohammed)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.

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