Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraq parliament to debate Saddam-era poll candidates (AFP)
• US welcomes decision allowing Iraqi candidates to run (AFP)
• US military rushes delivery of bomb dogs to Iraq (AP)
• Iraq condemns lifting candidate ban, MPs to meet (Reuters)
• Iraq election panel seeks ruling on candidate ban (AP)
• New Iraqi media rules raise specter of muzzled past (Reuters)
• S.Korea firm wins three billion dollar Iraq deal (AFP)
• In Iraq, banned Sunni candidates back in the race (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iraq parliament to debate Saddam-era poll candidates (AFP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:57 AM PST AFP - Iraq's premier has convened parliament for Sunday to debate what his government branded an "illegal" decision to reinstate election candidates with alleged links to ousted dictator Saddam Hussein.

US welcomes decision allowing Iraqi candidates to run (AFP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:43 AM PST AFP - The United States on Thursday welcomed an Iraqi court's decision to reinstate hundreds of Sunni election candidates and vowed to discourage any steps hampering the emergence of a popular government.

US military rushes delivery of bomb dogs to Iraq (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:09 AM PST AP - The American military is rushing delivery of dozens of bomb-detection dogs to Iraq after accusations that widely used mechanical devices are ineffective to pinpoint explosives at checkpoints and other search sites, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.

Iraq condemns lifting candidate ban, MPs to meet (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 07:23 AM PST Reuters - Iraq's government called on Thursday for a special session of parliament and branded as illegal an appeals panel decision to suspend a ban on candidates suspected of ties to an outlawed party until after an election.

Iraq election panel seeks ruling on candidate ban (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:33 AM PST AP - Iraq's ballot process was thrown back into uncertainty Thursday after election officials asked the nation's highest judicial authority for a final ruling on whether to open next month's balloting to hundreds of candidates banned because of suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime.

New Iraqi media rules raise specter of muzzled past (Reuters) Posted: 04 Feb 2010 06:22 AM PST Reuters - Battling what it says are broadcasts that incite sectarian violence, Iraq wants to impose new restrictions on the media that critics say could bring back draconian censorship last seen under Saddam Hussein.

S.Korea firm wins three billion dollar Iraq deal (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 07:03 PM PST AFP - South Korea's STX Heavy Industries said Thursday it has signed an initial three billion dollar deal with Iraq to build a steel plant and gas-fired power station as part of post-war reconstruction.

In Iraq, banned Sunni candidates back in the race (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 03 Feb 2010 12:20 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - An Iraqi appeals commission has lifted a ban on hundreds of candidates, allowing them to run in the March 7 elections. But if the ruling stands, there's a catch: those blacklisted will still be subject to investigation after the vote for past ties to the regime of Saddam Hussein.

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