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2010 Iraqi parliamentary elections
Iraqis headed to the polls on March 7 to elect their national parliament for the second time since the 2003 invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein from power. The poll is seen as a key test for Iraq's fledgling democracy, and is being closely followed by the United States, whose troops are set to complete their withdrawal from the country by the end of 2011.
 
The campaign
Moqtada al-Sadr, the missing candidate
IRAQ ELECTIONS

Moqtada al-Sadr, the missing candidate

Al-Sadr, an anti-US Shiite cleric, is not in Iraq for the parliamentary elections, but his influence remains – especially in his home town, the volatile Baghdad suburb known as Sadr City.
EX-PM Iyad Allawi throws his hat back into the ring
IRAQ ELECTIONS

EX-PM Iyad Allawi throws his hat back into the ring

Former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, a secular Shiite, is giving outgoing PM Nuri al-Maliki a run for his money in Iraq’s parliamentary election.
Iraqis in France demand right to vote
IRAQI ELECTIONS

Iraqis in France demand right to vote

A lack of overseas polling stations in France is preventing roughly 7,000 Iraqi expats from participating in Iraq’s March 7 parliamentary elections. Some are ready to go to the Netherlands to have their vote counted.
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Baghdad pizzeria thrives against all odds
IRAQ ELECTIONS

Baghdad pizzeria thrives against all odds

In the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a city where restaurants are hard to come by, Saad Albert Taoufik runs an establishment that is special in two respects – it is Italian and it is run by an Iraqi Christian.
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Refugees struggle to make ends meet in Lebanon, Syria

The palace that Nebuchadnezzar built
IRAQ ELECTIONS

The palace that Nebuchadnezzar built

"The Door of God" is an historic edifice lying in ruins south of Baghdad. Its long and complex history spans the kings of ancient Babylon, Saddam Hussein, and the US army.
Deadly double blasts in Baghdad as early voting begins
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Deadly double blasts in Baghdad as early voting begins

Seven civilians were killed in a blast at a voting centre in Baghdad and seven soldiers died in a second attack at a polling station as Iraqi security forces and others took part in early voting Thursday ahead of national elections on Sunday.
Videos
How to create a polling centre
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How to create a polling centre
Al Qaeda declares 'curfew' on election day, threatens voters
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Al Qaeda declares 'curfew' on election day, threatens voters
Powerful car bomb kills pilgrims at Shiite holy site in Najaf
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Powerful car bomb kills pilgrims at Shiite holy site in Najaf
Violence ahead of crucial legislative poll
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Violence ahead of crucial legislative poll
Banned candidates reinstated as campaigning begins
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Banned candidates reinstated as campaigning begins
Pitfalls on path to election day in Iraq
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Electoral commission rejects PM Maliki's calls for vote recount
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