LOADING LESSONS - A U.S. soldier runs to provide security after unloading from a CH-53 Sea Stallion during a loading exercise on Camp Ramadi in western Iraq, Nov. 15, 2009. U.S. Marines and U.S. and Iraqi soldiers train together on the Sea Stallion to prepare for upcoming missions. The soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Daniel Pierre Iraq's National Elections In Jeopardy As Sunni VP Issues Veto -- McClatchy News
BAGHDAD — Iraq's pivotal national elections were thrown back into turmoil and potential delay Wednesday after Vice President Tariq al Hashemi vetoed part of an election law and sent it back to parliament.
Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim, charged that the measure doesn't provide adequate representation for millions of displaced Iraqis, most of whom are thought to be Sunnis.
Successful national elections, which are supposed to take place in January, are a crucial milestone for the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq. President Barack Obama wants to remove all American combat forces from Iraq by Aug. 31.
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