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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Iraq parliament to debate Saddam-era poll candidates (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:57 AM PST

Iraq's premier Nuri al-Maliki, pictured in January 2010, has convened parliament for Sunday to debate what his government branded an 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

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gives a speech during Police Day celebrations in Baghdad in January 2010. Maliki has convened parliament for Sunday to debate what his government branded an 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

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010, an Iraqi police dog handler watches a bomb-sniffing dog searching for explosives during a training session at the police college in Baghdad, Iraq. The American military is rushing delivery of bomb detection dogs to Iraq, following a request by Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki's government for more canines after questions were raised about whether a bomb detection device widely used at Iraqi checkpoints works, U.S. and Iraqi officials said. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)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

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2006 file photo, Saleh al-Mutlaq, a Sunni politician who has been barred from running in the election because of alleged ties to the Baath party, is seen at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq. An Iraqi appeals court suspended a ban imposed on hundreds of candidates for suspected ties to Saddam Hussein's regime, allowing them to run in next month's election. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)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

File photo shows a pylon being used to hold electrical cables leading to a generator at a housing estate in Baghdad. 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.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)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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