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Recount affirms narrow victory of Iraqi challenger

Recount affirms narrow victory of Iraqi challenger

Iraq's electoral commission on Sunday affirmed the victory of a Sunni-backed bloc in the March election after a partial recount of votes in Baghdad failed to back up the Shiite prime minister's claims of fraud.

 

Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count

Iraq's PM leads in early Baghdad vote count

A coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was winning in the all-important capital and a Shiite province in the south, according to a partial tally of election results released Saturday.

 

Bomb kills 4 near Shi'ite shrine before Iraq poll

Bomb kills 4 near Shi'ite shrine before Iraq poll

A car bomb killed four Iranian pilgrims near Iraq's holiest Shi'ite shrine on Saturday, a day before a parliamentary election that Sunni Islamist insurgents have vowed to wreck.

 

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