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Yahoo! News: Iraq

Recount calls add to Iraq's political tension (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Iraqis chant anti-Baathist slogans at a protest in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 21, 2010. Hundreds of residents protested outside the local government office demanding a manual recount of the election votes, carrying banners that said 'No to stealing our votes.' (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP - Iraq's president on Sunday demanded a recount in this month's historic parliamentary elections, intensifying the political conflict over the not-yet-completed tally and increasing the chances that the vote will be a long, chaotic test of the nascent democracy.

Botox in Baghdad? Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck (AP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 02:01 PM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, Sarah Saad Abdul-Hameed is seen nearly a month after rhinoplasty surgery in Baghdad, Iraq. For years, the only role for plastic surgeons in Iraq has been to reconstruct the torn victims of bombings, mortars and suicide attackers. It may be a sign of change, then, that a new type of patient is now turning up in their clinics — seeking nose jobs, Botox and liposuction. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Dr. Abbas al-Sahan's patient wasn't a war victim. She didn't have a scar that needed cosmetic surgery. All she wanted was a cute nose. And she got it.

Maliki call for a recount in Iraq is rejected (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 01:54 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD, Iraq _Iraq's electoral commission on Sunday rejected demands from Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki and President Jalal Talabani for a manual recount of ballots, saying there was no justification for further delaying results of the March 7 parliamentary polls.

Iraq PM rebuffed after demanding vote recount (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:44 PM PDT

TV and other media cameramen cover the counting of votes at the end of ballot casting time in Iraq's general election at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on March 7. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's calls for a recount of votes from Iraq's polls were on Sunday rebuffed by its election commission, amid a tight race to form the biggest bloc in parliament.(AFP/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's calls for a recount of votes from Iraq's polls were on Sunday rebuffed by its election commission, amid a tight race to form the biggest bloc in parliament.

Six killed in spate of Iraq attacks (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Iraqi army soldiers patrol a street in the southern city of Basra on March 3. Six people, including a policeman and a soldier, were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security and ministry officials said.(AFP/File/Essam al-Sudani)AFP - Six people, including a policeman and a soldier, were killed in a spate of attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security and ministry officials said.

Allawi leads Iraq vote, Maliki asks for recount (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 10:38 AM PDT

Iraqi challenger Iyad Allawi attends an interview with Reuters in Beirut, March 19, 2010. REUTERS/Jamal SaidiReuters - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi retained a slim lead in Iraq's tight election race after a preliminary count of 95 percent of votes released on Sunday.

Iraq vote results due March 26: election commission (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Iraqi staffers at the electoral counting and sorting center in Baghdad. The final results from Iraq's March 7 parliamentary polls will be published on March 26, according to the the spokesman for the country's election commission.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - The final results from Iraq's March 7 parliamentary polls will be published on March 26, the spokesman for the country's election commission said on Sunday.

Iraq electoral commission rejects vote recount (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 04:56 AM PDT

An Iraqi election official counts votes in Baghdad on March 15. Iraq's electoral commission has rejected a call by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for a manual recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 polls.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraq's electoral commission rejected a call by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for a manual recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 polls, commission chief Faraj al-Haidari told AFP on Sunday.

Iraq PM Maliki calls for vote recount: statement (AFP)

Posted: 21 Mar 2010 12:12 AM PDT

An election official marks a ballot box with yellow tape -- indicating a minor complaints -- while another box is marked with red tape for serious complaints by election observers. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who is locked in a tight battle with his main rival to form Iraq's next government, called on Sunday for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 polls.(AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AFP - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for a recount of votes cast in the country's March 7 general election, a statement Sunday from his office said.

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