Yahoo! News: Iraq

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• Anti-American cleric vies for more power in Iraq (AP)
• New Iraq Government Set, as al-Sadr Okays al-Maliki as PM (Time.com)
• Iraq's Shi'ite union backs incumbent Maliki as PM (Reuters)
• US encouraged Iraqi leaders taking steps to form government (AFP)
• Maliki gets Shiite nod to head new Iraqi government (The Christian Science Monitor)
• IMF releases 741-million-dollar loan to Iraq (AFP)
• Main Shiite bloc picks Maliki for Iraq PM (AFP)
• "Anti-terrorist" operation took place in Iraq: Iran MP (Reuters)
• Iraq sets disturbing record as political stalemate persists (AFP)
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• Iraq sees lowest monthly toll since January (AFP)

Anti-American cleric vies for more power in Iraq (AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 06:13 PM PDT AP - A Muslim cleric who once used a militia to resist the American invasion positioned himself as a big winner in Iraq's monthslong political deadlock Friday when his party threw its support behind the beleaguered prime minister.

New Iraq Government Set, as al-Sadr Okays al-Maliki as PM (Time.com) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:40 PM PDT Time.com - After the longest postelection hiatus in world parliamentary history, Iraq looks set to finally have a new government. And it won't look much different from the current one

Iraq's Shi'ite union backs incumbent Maliki as PM (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:35 PM PDT Reuters - Iraq's Shi'ite alliance backed incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as the next prime minister Friday after months of argument, but he still faces severe obstacles in his bid for a second term.

US encouraged Iraqi leaders taking steps to form government (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:48 PM PDT AFP - The United States said Friday it is "now encouraged" that Iraqi political leaders are finally beginning to take steps to form a government, nearly seven months after the elections.

Maliki gets Shiite nod to head new Iraqi government (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:39 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki on Friday took a major step toward a second term by securing the support of a Shiite Muslim political bloc that includes the anti-American cleric Muqtada al Sadr.

IMF releases 741-million-dollar loan to Iraq (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:19 PM PDT AFP - The International Monetary Fund said Friday it was releasing 741 million dollars in financing to Iraq after the country made good progress in reconstructing the war-torn economy.

Main Shiite bloc picks Maliki for Iraq PM (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT AFP - Iraq's main Shiite parliamentary bloc chose incumbent Nuri al-Maliki as its candidate for premier on Friday, possibly clearing the way for an end to the country's seven-month political deadlock.

"Anti-terrorist" operation took place in Iraq: Iran MP (Reuters) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:26 PM PDT Reuters - An Iranian lawmaker said an operation that killed some 30 "terrorists" the Islamic state says were behind a deadly bomb attack, had taken place in neighboring Iraq, according to a news report on Friday.

Iraq sets disturbing record as political stalemate persists (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 09:56 AM PDT AFP - Iraq is poised to set a disturbing record on Friday by failing for longer than any other country to form a government after elections, as parliament languishes and fears about growing insecurity persist.

(AP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 07:24 AM PDT AP - Hard-line Shiite bloc announces support for Iraqi prime minister in boost to end deadlock.

Iraq sees lowest monthly toll since January (AFP) Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:13 AM PDT AFP - A total of 273 Iraqis were killed as a result of violence in September, the lowest figure since January, according to government figures released on Friday.

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