The election law was approved after weeks of delay.Iraqi Lawmakers Pass Election Law, Paving Way For January Vote -- Washington Post
U.S. ambassador says 'responsible drawdown is going to be done according to schedule'.
Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday night passed an election law, overcoming a weeks-long impasse and averting a constitutional crisis that threatened to delay the U.S. troop drawdown.
The vote was held during a rare evening session preceded by intense lobbying efforts by U.S. and UN diplomats, who had grown increasingly frustrated by the sluggish pace of negotiations and the acrimony that characterized them.
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