Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Iraq Postpones Initial Election Results Until Thursday -- News Updates March 10, 2010


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After Delay, Partial Iraq Vote Results Expected Thursday -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s electoral commission is expected to announce partial results of parliamentary elections by Thursday, a United Nations official said, offering an incomplete picture of the vote that will nevertheless provide the broad outlines of the country’s political landscape.

The results were initially expected Wednesday evening, but Ad Melkert, the United Nations special representative in Iraq, said he hoped the results would be released by Thursday. Iraqi officials did not immediately confirm the delay.

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More News On Iraq

First Iraq vote results expected by Thursday: U.N. -- Reuters
First Iraqi vote results likely on Thursday -- AP
Iraq Postpones Announcing Initial Election Results -- Voice of America
Nouri al-Maliki and Ayad Allawi both claim victory in Iraq elections -- Times Online
Election Reaction From Around Iraq -- New York Times
Eyes on Baghdad results as key to tight Iraq poll -- The Age
Iraqis Maneuver Amid Signs No Party Will Win Majority -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Ahead of Iraq election results news reports say Sunni, Kurd turnout strong -- Christian Science Monitor
Turnout for Iraq election solid at 62 percent -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Dispute over candidate disqualifications could mar Iraqi vote's legitimacy -- Washington Post
'Months' before Iraq government, says US general -- Yahoo News/AFP

The New Republic: Maliki vs. Allawi -- NPR
Iraq after the elections -- Arab News
Doomsday in Iraq -- is it really just around the corner? -- Tom Engelhardt, L.A. Times
It’s Up to Iraqis Now. Good Luck. -- Thomas Friedman, New York Times
Elections show how far Iraq has come -- L.A. Times editorial
A brave election does not remedy Iraq’s dysfunction -- Emile Hokayem, The National

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,382 -- Yahoo News/AP

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