Iraq Vote Could Resonate In 2008
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When Sen. John E. Sununu (R-N.H.) saw reporters approaching him last week, he took off in a sprint, determined to say as little as possible about a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop escalation plan expected to come before the Senate today.
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An October surprise might take place in Iraq that could affect the outcome of the US presidential election. There could even be two October surprises.
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Iraq has set a date of 30 January 2005 for its first nationwide election since the toppling of Saddam Hussein. The announcement came from the independent Iraqi electoral commission in Baghdad.
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The United States is likely to latch  on to any sign of success in Sunday's Iraqi national election  amid increasing momentum for the earliest possible withdrawal  of American troops.
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When the next U.S. president is chosen, America may have about as many troops in Iraq as it did two years earlier, when voters tired of the war handed President George W. Bush's Republicans an election defeat.
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As Iraq nears its first national election in January since the American occupation, US Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said there should be an announcement in the near future of more US troop deployments to that embattled country.
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Democrat Barack Obama on Wednesday called for completing a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by the end of 2008 and said if elected president he would start an effort to help Iraqis bridge sectarian differences.
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IRAQâS electoral commission announced yesterday that the countryâs first polls would be held on January 30, amid rising concern that violence would make voting impossible in many Sunni-dominated areas.
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Plan to channel funds from reconstruction to security signals focus on shorter-term goal of holding elections. WASHINGTON - After more than a year of effort in Iraq, the United States appears to be recalibrating
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House Democratic leaders intend to propose legislation requiring the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by the fall of 2008, and even earlier if the Iraqi government fails to meet security and other goals, congressional officials said Wednesday night.
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BAGHDAD -- As Iraq's campaign season winds into its final week, voters will have to make their choices in a fog of limited information.
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Judging by the statements of those who have the power to decide, an election will be held in Iraq on January 31 - come what may. Despite calls for a six-month delay from Iraqi political parties involved
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WASHINGTON -- President Bush cautioned yesterday that Iraq's elections will not put an end to terrorist violence, but insisted the vote will mark the beginning of peace, stability, prosperity, and justice for the troubled country.
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Iraq and terrorism may be the  talk of Washington. But lost jobs and high costs may factor as  much in November elections that will decide whether President  George W. Bush's Republicans hold on to Congress.
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Iraq chose January 30 for its first democratic election in decades today, but violence in Sunni Muslim areas underlined the challenge of holding polls on time.
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Weary of wars, Iraqis queuing to vote on a bright Saturday morning in Tehran mostly agreed it was time to go home, hoping their votes would unravel decades of discrimination against the Shi'ite Muslim majority.
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When Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi promised US lawmakers elections in Iraq would be held on time in January, Republicans roared and Democrats politely clapped despite their doubts.