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Iraq's parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, which the head of the electoral commission expected would still be held in January. Full Article at NPR
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The election law’s passage “is an important milestone” that opens the path for national voting in parliamentary elections slated early next year, Obama said yesterday in a White House statement. Full Article at U.S. Department of Defense
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BAGHDAD – Iraq’s bickering politicians finally agreed on a new election law Sunday, paving the way for crucial national elections to take place in January and for the drawdown of U.S. troops to proceed as scheduled. Full Article at SpokesmanReview.com
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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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Iraq's parliament has passed a long-delayed law necessary to hold nationwide elections, in a process that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January contests and possibly delay the planned US troop withdrawal. Full Article at The Age
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What is important is that with the election law, we are very much on schedule for the drawdown
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This is a good law because it occurred after broad agreement, and it presents a solution to a problem that we have now solved. It doesn't achieve all our (Kurdish) ambitions, but it achieves a balance
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This is an important milestone as the Iraqi people continue to take responsibility for their future. I want to congratulate Iraq's leaders for reaching this agreement ... The United States will continue to stand with Iraq as a strong partner and as a friend.
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This agreement advances the political progress that can bring lasting peace and unity to Iraq, and allow for the orderly and responsible transition of American combat troops out of Iraq by next September
