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Iraq approves delayed electoral law
Iraq’s parliament yesterday passed a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections. The head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote, planned for January. Full Article at Press and Journal
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BAGHDAD — After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq's parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds. Full Article at Centre Daily Times
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(AP) Iraq's parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal. Full Article at CBS News
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BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament passed on Sunday a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January. Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiya of the Iraqi parliament called Sunday's vote an "important achievement." Full Article at CNN
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