Iraqi Shiite Turkmen lawmaker Abbas Hasan al-Bayati , left, speaks as Iraqi Shiite Turkmen lawmaker Fawzi Akram looks on during a press conference after an Iraqi Parliament session about election law on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Iraq's parliament Sunday night passed a long-delayed election law needed to carry out nationwide elections, a debate that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January elections and possibly delay the planned U.S. plans to withdraw their forces. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

Iraqi Shiite Turkmen lawmaker Abbas Hasan al-Bayati , left, speaks as Iraqi Shiite Turkmen lawmaker Fawzi Akram looks on during a press conference after an Iraqi Parliament session about election law on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Iraq's parliament Sunday night passed a long-delayed election law needed to carry out nationwide elections, a debate that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January elections and possibly delay the planned U.S. plans to withdraw their forces.

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