Preliminary results show Iraqi prime minister winning in 2 Shiite provinces in southern Iraq (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
BAGHDAD – Early results from Iraq’s key election began coming in Thursday, showing a coalition led by the prime minister ahead in two southern Shiite provinces where he was opposed by hard-line religious parties with close ties to Iran.
Ten Practical Steps to Liberty in Iran (Heritage Foundation)
Whether it concerns human rights abuses or nuclear weapons programs, the daily news emerging from Iran is grim.
Iraq election: Nuri al-Maliki in close fight with rival as fraud allegations fly (Daily Telegraph)
The Iraqi prime minister was locked in a contest with rival Iyad Allawi, as results from Iraq’s elections were expected to come in.
U.S. troops shoot, kill Iraqi journalist – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army Times (Army Times)
BAGHDAD A police official says U.S. troops opened fire late Wednesday on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband.
Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki posted mixed results in initial returns on Thursday from Iraq’s parliamentary election, and a rival grouping complained of serious fraud.
Close call in Iraq as Baghdad vote awaited (The Scotsman)
PARTIAL results in Iraq’s election released yesterday showed a tight contest between the prime minister, who had the lead in two provinces in the mainly Shiite south, and
Iraq results trickle out, Maliki rivals cry fraud (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)
By Rania El Gamal and Ahmed Rasheed
Early Iraqi tally shows Maliki with narrow lead (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
BAGHDAD Partial results released Thursday show the bloc led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ahead in a tight race in Iraq’s parliamentary elections, as his two biggest rivals alleged fraud and demanded more transparency in the ballot-counting process.
Once-dominant Sunnis anxiously watch as Iraq votes are tallied (Washington Post)
BAGHDAD — For Raad Ali, the results of last weekend’s elections will dictate whether men like him can survive in today’s Iraq.
Eastday-Former Iraqi PM challenges Maliki (Eastday.com)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki casts his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad, capital of Iraq, on March 7, 2010. Iraq began its official voting for the country’s crucial parliamentary election in the early morning on Sunday.
