Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP)
• Iraq PM picks up steam in bid to retain post (AFP)
• Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize (Reuters)
• Maliki leads key Baghdad vote count (AFP)

Iraqi vote signals shift from religious leaders (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 03:32 PM PST AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation.

Iraq PM picks up steam in bid to retain post (AFP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 11:09 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain his job gained steam on Saturday as early results put him ahead in the capital, while rival blocs began jostling over the formation of a government.

Iraq PM Maliki leads Baghdad, a big election prize (Reuters) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 10:01 AM PST Reuters - Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a wide lead on Saturday in early results from Baghdad, the major prize in a tight election race that Iraqis hope will bring stability after years of sectarian conflict.

Maliki leads key Baghdad vote count (AFP) Posted: 13 Mar 2010 03:28 AM PST AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday comfortably emerged as the top vote getter in Baghdad, which has the most seats in parliament of any constituency, early results showed.

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