The State of Law coalition of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in a close race with the secular Iraqiya slate of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Both leaders have led the race as official results trickle out of the Iraqi Independent High... Full Article at The Post Chronicle

Iraqi prime minister's coalition has retaken the lead from his secular challenger in a preliminary tally of votes in Iraq's parliamentary elections, the country's election commission said Wednesday. Partial results based on 83 percent of the ballots... Full Article at TwinCities.com

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is seen during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010. Iraq's Prime Minister is defending a decision to ban hundreds of candidates from the upcoming election, saying that it... Full Article at Salt Lake Tribune

Iraqi soldier walks past an election campaign poster of former prime minister ande head of the Iraqiya bloc Iyad Allawi. Photograph: Reuters/Saad Shalash Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Shia Muslim-dominated coalition has a slight lead in Iraq's... Full Article at Irish Times

The 21 states of the Arab League routinely announce plans of building expansion. Saudi Arabia estimates that 555,000 housing units were built over the past several years. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced during a meeting in Baghdad last... Full Article at Commentary

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in a close election race with secular rival Ayad Allawi. BAGHDAD — Nearly half a million people voted for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, making him by far the leading candidate in the province where... Full Article at The Bend Bulletin

Al-Maliki has been locked in a tight contest as election results trickle in [AFP] A coalition headed by Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, has taken a slim lead over the bloc led by his main challenger, Iyad Allawi, in a preliminary tally of... Full Article at Al Jazeera

State of Law and Iraqiya blocs appear neck-and-neck as initial elections results released, Ali Kareem and Ali Abu Iraq report for IWPR. Preliminary results from Iraq's national elections indicate the emergence of a tight two-way race between Prime... Full Article at ISN

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Iraq's electoral body said it would review all data in the recent general election, delaying yet again the declaration of a result that was expected and is thought to narrowly favour the coalition of the prime minister,... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

FALA'AH Getty Images An Iraqi electoral worker makes a note Wednesday at a counting center in Baghdad. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, below, was leading in Baghdad tallies as his coalition aims for winning the most parliamentary seats. Al-Maliki,... Full Article at Sacramento Bee

The race to become Iraq's next prime minister is so tight that it remains unclear who will come out ahead. The country is caught between two men: Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite who became the candidate of choice for Sunni Arabs, and incumbent Nouri... Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

AM BAGHDAD — The man who has led Iraq for the past four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S. troops are getting ready to pack up and go home. With about 83 percent of the votes counted from parliamentary elections, it's not... Full Article at Tulsa World

With about 83 percent of the votes counted from parliamentary elections, it is not at all clear that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will emerge the winner, because a secular challenger is showing surprising strength. And a drawn-out battle of... Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

Those hundreds of thousands of supporters in the capital, along with many thousands more who voted for al-Maliki's coalition in outlying provinces, could be in for a jolt in coming months if his powerful enemies succeed in derailing his bid for a... Full Article at Kansas.com

Baghdad -- The man who has led Iraq for four years is battling for his political survival just as U.S. troops are getting ready to pack up and go home. With about 83 percent of the votes counted from parliamentary elections, it's not at all clear that... Full Article at Detroit News Online

With about 83 percent of the votes counted from parliamentary elections, it's not at all clear that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will emerge the winner because a secular challenger is showing surprising strength. And a drawn-out battle of... Full Article at Deseret News

The race to become Iraq's next prime minister is so tight that it remains unclear who will come out ahead. The country is caught between two men: Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite who became the candidate of choice for Sunni Arabs, and incumbent Nouri... Full Article at The Washington Post

State of Law bloc which backs the current Iraqi prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, could well end up with the most votes when the results are declared today, but that will not necessarily help him. The votes are so evenly spread, and the gap between the... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited

The Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc is vying with Iyad Allawi, leader of the Iraqiya list, as front runner with the most votes. Mr Maliki is ahead in seven out of 18 provinces, while Mr Allawi is ahead in five. Voting has been... Full Article at The Independent