Topic: Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq
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Iraq election: Baghdad recount begins with a hitch
Iraqi officials today began a manual recount of 20 percent of the Iraq election ballots cast in the March 7 parliamentary race. But Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki tried also to get an audit – a comparison of every ballot and every voter's signature.
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New twist in Iraq election crisis: Maliki's enemies latch onto torture allegations
As the Iraq election process is drawn out by a recount, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki faces a fresh challenge over allegations of torture on his watch. He dismissed an HRW report, saying detainees bruised themselves to fake torture evidence.
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Challenger Allawi edges PM Maliki in Iraq election
In Iraq election results today, Ayad Allawi beat out PM Maliki by just two seats. Maliki has repeated demands for a recount, but the UN envoy to Iraq called for an acceptance of the results.
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With most Iraq election votes counted, Iyad Allawi closer to Prime Minister Maliki
With 79 percent of the votes in the Iraq election counted, the coalition of secular challenger Iyad Allawi drew closer to the religious Shiite list of Prime Minister Maliki. The close election indicates months of negotiation before a new government is formed.
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Early Iraq Election results indicate win for Prime Minister Maliki
Early election results show Prime Minister Maliki leading in the Iraq election.
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Ahead of Iraq election results news reports say Sunni, Kurd turnout strong
While preliminary Iraq election results aren't due out until Wednesday, turnout in Sunni provinces was as high as 75 percent, say news reports. Many Sunnis boycotted the last election.
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Iraq election: Security forces vote early, smiling and proud
Though several more bombs underscored the persistent insurgent threat to the Iraq election, the attitude among security forces – many of whom couldn't safely wear their uniform in public three years ago – was light-hearted.
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As Iraq election election begins, Sunnis decry signs of possible fraud
Iraqi election officials are scrambling to address the complaints of security officials in the mostly Sunni Anbar province, who said that the names of thousands of police and military personnel were missing from polling stations or were registered at voting sites up to 250 miles away.
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In Iraq, banned Sunni candidates back in the race
A ban on hundreds of (mostly Sunni) candidates in Iraq was lifted Wednesday. The ban was reversed after senior Sunni politicians threatened to boycott the March 7 national election.
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Iraq election official: Even if Kurdish boycott averted, January deadline impossible
Top Iraq election official says the Iraq elections cannot be held by the January deadline. US Gen. Ray Odierno reserved judgment on whether a delay would affect the US withdrawal.
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