BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Although the U.S. government would prefer that the Iraqi elections be held on time, a delay would not affect the schedule of troop withdrawal, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Friday. Full Article at CNN

Reporting from Baghdad - The Shiite movement loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada Sadr may seem an unlikely standard bearer for democracy in the new Iraq. It owes fealty to a leader whose stature derives from his religious lineage. Full Article at Los Angeles Times

An Iraqi primary election draws crowds but lacks safeguards By JENAN HUSSEIN AND MOHAMMAD AL DULAIMY McClatchy Newspapers More News Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Muqtada al-Sadr voted in primary elections Friday in an attempt by the radical... Full Article at KansasCity.com