Iraq cleric's aide urges end to political crisis BAGHDAD (AP) - A top aide to Iraq's Shiite spiritual leader is calling on the country's fractious political blocs to solve a crisis over a key election law that threatens to delay national polls planned for January.
Iraq struggles over election law dispute
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.
Iraq sentences militia leader to death
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced the Sunni leader of a government-allied paramilitary group to death for murder and kidnapping in a case that highlighted tensions over the treatment of former insurgents who turned against al-Qaida.
Iraq's Sunni VP rejects parts of election law BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president has rejected part of a key election law, throwing the January vote and a planned U.S. troop drawdown into question. Tariq al-Hashemi said Wednesday he is sending part of the law back to parliament to be amended. He wants more seats allocated for Iraqis living abroad, most of whom are Sunni Arabs.
US military: Iraqi troop drawdown on track BAGHDAD (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq says the timetable for an American troop withdrawal is still on track despite a dispute over a key election law that could delay national elections slated for January.
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