Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone' (AP)
• Iraqi voters undaunted by attacks that kill 36 (AP)
• Obama keeps U.S. troop withdrawal plan after Iraq poll (Reuters)
• Strong turnout in Iraq election, say forecasts (AFP)
• US defense chief hails Iraqi voter turnout, security forces (AFP)
• Obama applauds 'courage' of Iraqi voters (AFP)
• Iraqis vote amid explosions, but now comes the hard part (McClatchy Newspapers)
• A look at this Sunday's election in Iraq (AP)
• Key players in Iraq's parliamentary elections (AP)
• A look at the major coalitions in Iraq's election (AP)
• Timeline of events in Iraq (AP)
• Iraq holds landmark vote, attacks kill 38 (Reuters)
• Clinton praises Iraqis for important national vote (AP)
• Iraq election: Iraqis defy bombs to vote (The Christian Science Monitor)
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• Gates: Surprisingly little violence in Iraq vote (AP)
• Iraq election: Voters brave attacks to cast ballots (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraqis turn out to vote amid wave of bombing attacks (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq Elections LIVE REPORT (AFP)
• Sadr urges Iraqis to vote to help end U.S. "occupation" (Reuters)

Obama calls Iraq vote an 'important milestone' (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:16 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama praised the Iraqi people for passing "an important milestone" Sunday, when millions turned out for national elections despite insurgent attacks that killed more than 30 people.

Iraqi voters undaunted by attacks that kill 36 (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:14 PM PST AP - Iraqis defied insurgents who lobbed hand grenades at voters and bombed a polling station Sunday in an attempt to intimidate those taking part in elections that will determine whether their country can overcome deep sectarian divides as U.S. forces prepare to leave.

Obama keeps U.S. troop withdrawal plan after Iraq poll (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 06:11 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama called Iraq's election an "important milestone" on Sunday despite deadly violence, praising Iraqi security forces and repeating his end-2011 goal for removing all U.S. troops from the country.

Strong turnout in Iraq election, say forecasts (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:40 PM PST AFP - Iraq's general election saw a strong turnout of at least 50 percent in most areas, initial forecasts showed Monday after a ballot hit by rocket, mortar and bomb attacks that killed 38 people.

US defense chief hails Iraqi voter turnout, security forces (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:24 PM PST AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates hailed Iraqi voter turnout and the performance of Baghdad's security forces in Sunday's elections.

Obama applauds 'courage' of Iraqi voters (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PST AFP - President Barack Obama paid tribute to the courage of Iraqi voters on Sunday but warned of tough days ahead following the country's second general election since the 2003 US-led invasion.

Iraqis vote amid explosions, but now comes the hard part (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:41 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq — Throughout Iraq, fear gave way to defiance Sunday as voters, even in the most volatile areas, cast ballots in landmark parliamentary elections that militants tried their best to disrupt with dozens of explosions that shook Baghdad even before the polls opened.

A look at this Sunday's election in Iraq (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:55 PM PST AP - Some basic information about Iraq's parliamentary elections on Sunday:

Key players in Iraq's parliamentary elections (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:39 PM PST AP - A look at the key political players in Iraq's March 7 parliamentary elections:

A look at the major coalitions in Iraq's election (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:38 PM PST AP - A look at the major alliances, coalitions expected to take part in Iraq's parliamentary elections:

Timeline of events in Iraq (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:36 PM PST AP - A timeline of key events in Iraq, beginning with the U.S.-led invasion to the March 7 parliamentary elections:

Iraq holds landmark vote, attacks kill 38 (Reuters) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:34 PM PST Reuters - Bomb blasts and rocket and mortar fire killed 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election they hoped would distance their nascent democracy from years of sectarian slaughter as U.S. troops pack up to leave.

Clinton praises Iraqis for important national vote (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:26 PM PST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Iraqi election is a perfect way to counter the violent extremists who seek to derail Iraq's progress.

Iraq election: Iraqis defy bombs to vote (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqis across large parts of the country defied bomb blasts and the threat of more attacks to vote in the Iraq election, in what appeared to be a sweeping desire for change after four years of sectarian division and a lack of basic services.

(AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:13 PM PST AP - Obama says US will continue with `responsible removal' of American forces from Iraq

Gates: Surprisingly little violence in Iraq vote (AP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 11:16 AM PST AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he sees surprisingly little violence associated with the Iraq elections and that security improvements have forced al Qaida-linked militants to change tactics.

Iraq election: Voters brave attacks to cast ballots (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:34 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Dozens of explosions ripped through Baghdad and provinces to the north and west as Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 65, Iraqi authorities said.

Iraqis turn out to vote amid wave of bombing attacks (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:27 AM PST McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq — Dozens of explosions ripped through Baghdad and provinces to the north and west as Iraqis voted Sunday in parliamentary elections, killing at least 34 people and wounding more than 65, Iraqi authorities said.

Iraq Elections LIVE REPORT (AFP) Posted: 07 Mar 2010 07:11 AM PST AFP - 5.58 p.m. The sun is setting over Baghdad at the end of another historic, and bloody, day in Iraq?s tumultuous history.

Sadr urges Iraqis to vote to help end U.S. "occupation" (Reuters) Posted: 06 Mar 2010 11:30 PM PST Reuters - Anti-American Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, speaking at a rare news conference in Tehran, has urged Iraqis to take part in Sunday's election to help pave the way for Iraq's "liberation" from U.S. forces.

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