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A week after Iraqi elections, vote count far from complete (McClatchy Newspapers)
Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)
Iraq PM extends lead in vote count (AFP)
A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)
'Iraq PM leads poll count' in province of Basra (AFP)
Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra (Reuters)
US soldier killed in attack on Iraq base: military (AFP)

A week after Iraqi elections, vote count far from complete (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 02:34 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Partial election results released Sunday for all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's coalition ahead of formidable rivals, both secular and religious, in a tight race that's complicated by a glacial vote-counting process and allegations of fraud.

Iraqi PM holds slim lead in partial election tally (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki edged ahead Sunday in a tight race in the country's parliamentary elections after partial results from all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed his bloc leading in seven — two more than his chief rival.

Iraq PM extends lead in vote count (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PDT

AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was on track to claim several key Iraqi provinces on Sunday, bolstering his chances of keeping his job after an election crucial to ending years of bloody unrest.

A week on, Maliki pulls ahead in Iraq race (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 12:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki pulled ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but a divided vote suggested long and fraught talks to form a government are ahead.

'Iraq PM leads poll count' in province of Basra (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:35 AM PDT

AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc has a comfortable lead in the predominantly Shiite southern province of Basra, Iraq's third-biggest constituency, early results showed on Sunday.

Iraq PM leads in early results from oil hub Basra (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Reuters - A list led by Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had a wide lead in early results from the southern oil hub of Basra a week after Iraq's parliamentary election, the country's electoral commission said on Sunday.