Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Alliance led by ex-Iraqi PM wins election narrowly (AP)
• Can Iyad Allawi Coalesce Iraqis After Election Success? (Time.com)
• Timeline of events in Iraq (AP)
• Secularist former leader Allawi wins Iraq vote (Reuters)
• Marine's Iraq killings trial to go forward (AP)
• Allawi wins Iraqi election; Maliki rejects results (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iraq's new parliament seat distribution (AP)
• US military judge refuses to throw out Iraqi killings case (AFP)
• Families of contractors killed in Iraq sue feds (AP)
• Challenger Allawi edges PM Maliki in Iraq election (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Allawi narrowly wins Iraq election, Maliki rejects result (AFP)
• Twin blasts kill 42 in Iraqi city: security sources, medics (AFP)
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• Allawi wins Iraq election by two seats: official results (AFP)
• Bombs kill 42, wound 65 in Iraq town: police (Reuters)
• Iraq election: Syria positions itself as trade gateway to Europe for new government (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq election: a 'birther' movement and comparisons to Nazi Germany (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Iraq awaits vote results, blocs neck-and-neck (AFP)
• New US sanctions target Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AFP)
• Marines charged in killings of Iraqis (AP)

Alliance led by ex-Iraqi PM wins election narrowly (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 05:07 PM PDT AP - Former U.S.-appointed prime minister Ayad Allawi and his secular, anti-Iranian coalition narrowly won Iraq's parliamentary elections in final returns Friday, edging out the bloc of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who angrily vowed to challenge the results.

Can Iyad Allawi Coalesce Iraqis After Election Success? (Time.com) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:55 PM PDT Time.com - Allawi has made a remarkable political comeback in Iraq's parliamentary election, but can he form a coalition to take over the government from the wily Maliki?

Timeline of events in Iraq (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:14 PM PDT AP - A timeline of key events in Iraq, beginning with the U.S.-led invasion to the March 7 parliamentary elections:

Secularist former leader Allawi wins Iraq vote (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 04:07 PM PDT Reuters - Secularist challenger Iyad Allawi's coalition won the most seats in Iraq's election, according to preliminary results on Friday, but the tight race foreshadowed long, divisive talks to form a new government.

Marine's Iraq killings trial to go forward (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PDT AP - A military judge on Friday refused to dismiss charges against a Marine who led a squad that killed 24 Iraqi men, women and children in the town of Haditha after a bomb killed a Marine.

Allawi wins Iraqi election; Maliki rejects results (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — A strong showing by Iraq's Sunni Muslim minority gave secular Shiite politician Ayad Allawi the narrow lead that he needed to win a landmark parliamentary election over incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, according to results released Friday by the Iraqi election commission.

Iraq's new parliament seat distribution (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:23 PM PDT AP - A look at the distribution of seats in Iraq's parliament from each province, after full vote returns from the March 7 parliamentary elections. In the 325-seat parliament, there are 310 general seats, 8 seats for Christians and other minorities and 7 compensatory seats.

US military judge refuses to throw out Iraqi killings case (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:11 PM PDT AFP - A US military judge Friday denied a bid to dismiss charges against a former squadron leader accused in the 2005 killings of 24 Iraqi civilians after a roadside bomb attack.

Families of contractors killed in Iraq sue feds (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:43 PM PDT AP - The families of three private security contractors who were kidnapped, held for ransom and beheaded in Iraq are suing U.S. State Department over their deaths.

Challenger Allawi edges PM Maliki in Iraq election (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Secular Muslim politician Ayad Allawi Friday won Iraq's landmark parliamentary election by just two seats, defeating incumbent Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, who immediately repeated his demands for a recount and warned that the outcome "is not final."

Allawi narrowly wins Iraq election, Maliki rejects result (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:03 PM PDT AFP - Former premier Iyad Allawi's secular bloc won the most seats in Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election, edging incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's coalition, official results showed on Friday.

Twin blasts kill 42 in Iraqi city: security sources, medics (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:51 PM PDT AFP - Twin bombings in the Iraqi city of Khales, northeast of Baghdad, killed 42 people and wounded 65 others on Friday, security and medical officials said, updating an earlier casualty toll.

(AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:33 AM PDT AP - Iraqi PM says he will not accept election results showing secular challenger with win.

Allawi wins Iraq election by two seats: official results (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PDT AFP - Former premier Iyad Allawi's secular Iraqiya bloc won the most seats in Iraq's March 7 parliamentary election, two more than incumbent Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc, official results showed Friday.

Bombs kill 42, wound 65 in Iraq town: police (Reuters) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:48 AM PDT Reuters - Two bombs killed 42 people and wounded 65 at a market in Iraq's northern Diyala province on Friday, shortly before the scheduled release of full preliminary parliamentary vote results, a source at the provincial security office said in updating the toll.

Iraq election: Syria positions itself as trade gateway to Europe for new government (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:17 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - As the final Iraq election results emerge today, Syria is eyeing its neighbor to the east for signs that postelection stability could bring an economic boost to Damascus.

Iraq election: a 'birther' movement and comparisons to Nazi Germany (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 06:04 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - With Iraq election results expected in a matter of hours, secular Iraqi candidate Ayad Allawi has overcome extensive political maneuvering against him and emerged as the main challenger to incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, whose State of Law coalition is tied with Allawi's Iraqiya alliance in a race that's too close to call.

Iraq awaits vote results, blocs neck-and-neck (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 03:39 AM PDT AFP - Full results from Iraq's elections are due on Friday amid a tight race between sitting Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his main rival, Iyad Allawi, and fears of a nascent political crisis.

New US sanctions target Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AFP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 02:58 AM PDT AFP - The US Treasury Department has announced new financial sanctions targeting Muthanna Harith al-Dari, an Iraqi accused of providing support to Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).

Marines charged in killings of Iraqis (AP) Posted: 26 Mar 2010 01:13 AM PDT AP - A look at Marines who were charged in three high-profile cases involving killings of Iraqis:

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