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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab VP threatens to veto election law, raising concerns over January vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi Sunni Arab VP threatens to veto election law
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president threatened Sunday to veto the country&#8217;s election law unless changes are made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament, throwing the January vote into question.
The veto threat comes a week after lawmakers passed the long-delayed legislation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president demands changes to election law before approving</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq Sunni Arab VP demands changes to election law

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunni Arab vice president says he cannot approve the country&#8217;s election law unless changes are made giving Iraqis living abroad more guaranteed seats in parliament, throwing the country&#8217;s national vote in January into question.
Tareq al-Hashimi said in a letter to lawmakers Sunday that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation he plans to make presidential bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general resigns amid speculation

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, resigned from his post Thursday but declined to discuss his future plans.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned amid speculation of presidential bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Official says Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general has resigned

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s top general, who led the battle to crush the Tamil Tiger rebels and ended the island&#8217;s 30-year civil war, has resigned from his post, an official said Thursday.
Gen. Sarath Fonseka&#8217;s resignation comes amid growing media reports that he is planning to contest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq election law sidesteps controversy over disputed city of Kirkuk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq election law delays decision on flash points
BAGHDAD — After weeks of hard-nosed negotiations, analysts say the election law passed by Iraq&#8217;s parliament allowing national polls to go forward in January extends compromises to all sides but with key concessions to the Kurds.
However, analysts warn the bill also sidesteps a decision on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq election head proposes national vote on Jan. 21 after parliament passes key legislation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq election head wants national vote on Jan. 21
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s electoral commission on Monday submitted a proposal to hold national elections on Jan. 21, five days after the previously scheduled date.
Parliament cleared the way for the national poll when it passed a crucial election law Sunday night after weeks of political [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves long-delayed election law, paving way for national vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.
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		<title>Obama says Iraq election law is a milestone for progress, important for US troop withdrawal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama calls new election law a milestone for Iraq
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama hailed the Iraqi parliament&#8217;s passage Sunday of a much-delayed election law, declaring it a milestone as the Iraqi people take charge of their future.
In a Rose Garden statement, Obama said the development would facilitate national elections in January, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves long-delayed election law, paving way for nationwide vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi parliament passes key election law
BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament on Sunday passed a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January.

In an indication of U.S. concern over the elections, including whether [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament begins voting on much-delayed election law needed for January vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi parliament begins voting on key election law

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s parliament is voting on a much-delayed election law needed to carry out the nation-wide vote in January.
The evening voting session Sunday, which was televised live on Iraq state TV, comes after intense behind-the-scenes negotiating throughout the day, and marked the first time the issue has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq lawmakers end session with no election deal, raising concerns about January vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq lawmakers end session with no election deal

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers ended their session Thursday without agreeing on an election law needed to carry out the country&#8217;s January vote, raising concerns about the country&#8217;s ability to carry out the crucial election as planned.
The election law has been stalled for weeks as lawmakers argue over how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline to pass Iraqi election law looms as lawmakers wrestle over future of Kirkuk</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/deadline-to-pass-iraqi-election-law-looms-as-lawmakers-wrestle-over-future-of-kirkuk-217966/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:55:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq vote may be delayed, election head warns

BAGHDAD — The official charged with carrying out Iraq&#8217;s crucial January polls warned Wednesday that they will be delayed if parliament doesn&#8217;t approve a key electoral bill.
Any delay in the Jan. 16 elections could plunge Iraq into a crisis, undermining the government and leading to instability just as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses after scandals over their exorbitant claims</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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No more duck house: Britain cuts lawmaker expenses

LONDON — Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face strict new allowance rules following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims.
The rules published Wednesday will ban legislators from using expenses to fund swank second homes and outlaw the use of taxpayers&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After scandal over outrageous claims, British lawmakers face tighter new expense regime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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British lawmakers face tighter new expense regime

LONDON — Drain the moat, tear down the duck house, fire the housekeeper. British lawmakers face strict new allowance rules following a scandal over their outrageous expense claims.
The rules published Wednesday will ban legislators from using expenses to fund swank second homes and outlaw the use of taxpayers&#8217; money [...]]]></description>
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		<title>After scandal over outrageous claims, British lawmakers face tougher new expense regime</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
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British lawmakers face tougher new expense regime

LONDON — Britain published new rules Wednesday after a scandal over lawmakers&#8217; expenses, banning politicians from using taxpayers&#8217; money to pay for mortgages on second homes or hire family members as staff.
Lawmakers also won&#8217;t be able to claim expenses anymore for cleaners, gardeners, furniture or lavish meals.
Christopher Kelly, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi election head warns parliament of vote delay if election law not passed in 48 hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraqi election head warns parliament of vote delay

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers have only a day left to agree on a new bill that would enable the country to hold key parliament elections in January, according to remarks Wednesday by the country&#8217;s election commission chairman.
The chairman, Faraj al-Haidari, said he warned the legislators that if they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Germany&#8217;s Merkel an advocate of strong ties with US, but doesn&#8217;t avoid awkward issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geir Moulson</dc:creator>
		
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BERLIN — Angela Merkel, the first leader of reunited Germany to grow up under communist rule, has worked as chancellor to warm up ties with the United States — a country she couldn&#8217;t travel to until she was in her mid-30s.
The former East German physicist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US-based Carter Center says Sudanese authorities obstructing its monitors ahead of key vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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Carter Center cites obstacles ahead of Sudan vote

KHARTOUM, Sudan — Permit delays, lack of funds and security intimidation are obstructing international and local observers from monitoring registration for Sudan&#8217;s first ever nationwide elections, former President Jimmy Carter&#8217;s foundation said on Tuesday.
These and other hindrances could diminish the ability of the center — the only international [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil-rich city of Kirkuk lies at the heart of Iraq election law deadlock</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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Kirkuk at the heart of Iraq election law deadlock
BAGHDAD — Iraqi politicians have been turning up their rhetoric over Kirkuk, the oil-rich city that both Kurds in the north and Arabs in the south want to control.
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		<title>Police: A bomb attached to a bicycle kills 5 in Hillah, southern Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:25:52 +0000</pubDate>
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Police: Bicycle bomb kills 5 in southern Iraq

BAGHDAD — A bomb attached to a bicycle killed five people in southern Iraq on Sunday, and at least five others were killed in violence across the country, police said.
The bloodshed comes as Iraqi lawmakers intensify negotiations over a new election law that many hope will hasten the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hard-liners in Egypt&#8217;s Muslim Brotherhood dig in amid calls from youth for reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Powerful Islamic movement sees leadership struggle

CAIRO — The Middle East&#8217;s most powerful Islamic political movement is undergoing a leadership struggle as young, more moderate activists try to push the Muslim Brotherhood to soften its fundamentalist ideology and become a more democratic force.
The direction the Brotherhood takes could have wider implications. The group is the strongest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi Kurds, angry over oil-rich Kirkuk&#8217;s future, boycott parliament vote on Iraq election law</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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Kurds snub parliament vote on Iraqi election law

BAGHDAD — Kurdish lawmakers pushing for control of a northern oil-rich city boycotted a parliament session on Thursday that was to tackle a crucial election law needed for January&#8217;s nationwide balloting, throwing into doubt the country&#8217;s ability to pull off the upcoming elections on time.
The election law has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi official says 11 army officers, 50 security officials arrested over Baghdad blasts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Iraq arrests security officials over Baghdad blast

BAGHDAD — Iraq announced the arrests of dozens of military and security personnel on Thursday over Baghdad suicide bombings that killed 155 people, trying to calm public outrage at the government&#8217;s apparent inability to protect its people ahead of January elections and the pending U.S. troop withdrawal.
Maj. Gen. Qassim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdish president demands oil-rich Kirkuk, as Iraq&#8217;s parliament prepares for showdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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Kurd leader demands control of oil-rich Kirkuk

BAGHDAD — The president of Iraq&#8217;s Kurdish region demanded Wednesday that oil-rich Kirkuk be incorporated into his autonomous area, as parliament prepared for a showdown on the contentious issue of which of the northern city&#8217;s residents can vote in upcoming elections.
Massoud Barzani&#8217;s comments ratcheted up the pressure on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kuwait&#8217;s highest court rules headscarves are not obligatory for elected female lawmakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Elias</dc:creator>
		
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Kuwait: Headscarf not a must for female lawmakers

KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait&#8217;s highest court ruled Wednesday that women lawmakers are not obliged by law to wear the headscarf, a blow to Muslim fundamentalists who want to fully impose Islamic Sharia law in this small oil-rich state.
The Constitutional Court dismissed a case raised by a voter who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angela Merkel sworn in for 2nd term as Germany&#8217;s chancellor after re-election by parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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Merkel re-elected, sworn in as German chancellor

BERLIN — Angela Merkel was sworn in Wednesday for a second term as German chancellor and her new center-right government took up the task of tackling the country&#8217;s tough economic situation a month after national elections.
Merkel, 55, will serve as chancellor of a ruling coalition made up of her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baghdad attacks stoke fears of violence in Iraq as Sunnis struggle for power and relevance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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Baghdad attacks stir fears of Sunni violence

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s Sunnis, long dissatisfied with the Shiite-led government, seek more power, respect and a bigger share of oil wealth in upcoming elections. But disunity among their political leaders and the sheer force of Shiite numbers threaten to derail those hopes.
The result, some analysts and Iraqis fear, could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq claims responsibility for twin Baghdad bombings that killed 155</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/al-qaida-affiliate-in-iraq-claims-responsibility-for-twin-baghdad-bombings-that-killed-155-207982/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sinan Salaheddin</dc:creator>
		
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Al-Qaida linked group claims Baghdad attacks

BAGHDAD — An al-Qaida linked group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people as Iraq&#8217;s political leadership on Tuesday stepped up efforts to agree on new voting guidelines ahead of January elections.
The militant group known as the Islamic State [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq&#8217;s government makes progress on election law after blasts kill 155, including 24 children</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Santana</dc:creator>
		
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Iraq steps up security after blasts kill 155

BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s government made progress on a new election law that could ease tensions and pledged tighter security Monday after suicide bombings claimed at least 155 lives, including as many as two dozen children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center.
But those promises held little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sudan&#8217;s southern leader says his people may to choose to secede in 2011 referendum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Salah Nasrawi</dc:creator>
		
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Sudan&#8217;s leader says south may to choose to split

CAIRO — Southern Sudan may secede from the Muslim-dominated north of the country in an upcoming referendum because unity has become &#8220;unattractive,&#8221; the south&#8217;s leader said Monday.
Salva Kiir accused the Khartoum government of never making &#8220;unity an attractive option&#8221; for the mostly Christian and animist southerners.
Sudan&#8217;s savage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisians vote for President as Ben Ali attacks those who might question election&#8217;s fairness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alfred De Montesquiou</dc:creator>
		
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Tunisia&#8217;s Ben Ali set for 5th five-year term

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisians cast ballots Sunday for president and parliament in elections expected to hand another landslide victory to incumbent leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who warned opponents they would face legal retaliation if they questioned the elections&#8217; fairness.
The campaign offered timid gestures toward the opposition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi court seeks arrest of Sunni parliamentarian for financing sectarian violence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bushra Juhi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A local criminal court in Iraq&#8217;s Diyala province issued an arrest warrant for a Sunni member of parliament on suspicion of financing and inciting sectarian violence, a security official in the northeastern province said Saturday.

The security official said the warrants for parliamentarian Tayseer al-Mashhadani and her husband, Hashim al-Hiyali, were issued on Thursday.
A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Representative of Iraqi Shiite spiritual leader warns of chaos if January election delayed</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/representative-of-iraqi-shiite-spiritual-leader-warns-of-chaos-if-january-election-delayed-204949/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Surk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A delay in the January parliamentary election could lead to chaos, a top aide to Iraq&#8217;s Shiite spiritual leader warned Friday, as lawmakers remained deadlocked over legislation that would regulate the crucial national vote.

Sheik Abdul-Mahdi al-Karbalaie, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani in the holy city of Karbala, said the revered cleric [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi lawmakers fail to agree on new election law, threatening crucial January vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-lawmakers-fail-to-agree-on-new-election-law-threatening-crucial-january-vote-202568/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers failed to agree on key changes to the election law on Wednesday, throwing January&#8217;s crucial parliamentary vote into jeopardy and potentially slowing down U.S. withdrawal from the country.

For weeks, lawmakers have been entangled in a bitter dispute over a new election law that would set out the legal structure for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament speaker calls for swift deal on new election law ahead of January balloting</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqi-parliament-speaker-calls-for-swift-deal-on-new-election-law-ahead-of-january-balloting-202257/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — The head of Iraq&#8217;s parliament urged political leaders on Wednesday to swiftly agree on a new election law so that crucial nationwide elections can take place on time.

Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarraie said he was confident parliamentary elections set for Jan. 16 will be held on time — despite weeks of political gridlock that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West African regional group suspends Niger because of disputed elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dalatou Mamane</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NIAMEY, Niger — A regional bloc of African states on Tuesday said it has suspended Niger from the group after the president held controversial parliamentary elections despite boycotts from the opposition.

The voting in the uranium-rich West African desert nation comes just two months after a referendum passed allowing President Mamadou Tandja to extend his rule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama stands by Iraqi troop pullout, envisions &#8220;enormous opportunities&#8221; for bilateral commerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama renewed his vow Tuesday to have all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by next August, while nudging Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to see that his parliament quickly passes a critical election law essential to a nationwide vote in January.

Without an election law, the vote could be delayed, snarling American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Niger&#8217;s parliamentary elections go ahead despite opposition boycott after referendum</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigers-parliamentary-elections-go-ahead-despite-opposition-boycott-after-referendum-200972/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NIAMEY, Niger — An election official says parliamentary elections are going ahead in Niger despite an opposition boycott.

The voting in the uranium-rich West African desert nation comes just two months after a referendum passed allowing President Mamadou Tandja to extend his rule for years past the constitutional limit.
The opposition protested the referendum, saying it granted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK govt in uproar as white supremacist British National Party gets invite to BBC TV program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill Lawless</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — To the outrage of many Britons, a white-supremacist fringe party riding a wave of electoral success has been invited to participate in a BBC prime-time TV show on politics.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown&#8217;s Labour Party government says it is appalled that the far right British National Party will get such high-profile exposure to millions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gorbachev blasts Russia&#8217;s local elections swept by Putin&#8217;s party as a mockery of democracy</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/gorbachev-blasts-russias-local-elections-swept-by-putins-party-as-a-mockery-of-democracy-199992/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:32:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev harshly criticized recent regional elections in Russia, describing them as a mockery of democracy in an interview published Monday.

Gorbachev said the Oct. 11 vote had discredited Russia&#8217;s political system, according to Novaya Gazeta newspaper.
&#8220;The elections have turned into a mockery of the people and showed utter disrespect for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Botswana&#8217;s long-governing party, in power for more than 40 years, wins parliamentary elections</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sello Motseta</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[GABORONE, Botswana — Botswana&#8217;s governing party, which has been in power for more than four decades, once again swept parliamentary elections that regional observers deemed free and fair, the country&#8217;s independent electoral commission announced Sunday.

The overwhelming legislative majority cleared the way for President Seretse Ian Khama to continue as leader of the world&#8217;s largest diamond-producing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Suicide truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq used by departing US military</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:20:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Surk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military, while separate attacks killed nine Iraqis, most of them security force members, police said.

There were no casualties in the blast that destroyed the bridge outside the city of Ramadi, which is about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Egyptian security chief predicts Islamic group&#8217;s gains in elections won&#8217;t be repeated</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/egyptian-security-chief-predicts-islamic-groups-gains-in-elections-wont-be-repeated-197311/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Egypt&#8217;s security chief predicted Thursday that the country&#8217;s largest opposition group, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, would not see gains in next year&#8217;s parliamentary elections.

The Brotherhood unexpectedly won 88 seats, or 20 percent of the 454-seat parliament in the 2005 elections. The group was officially banned in 1954 but its candidates are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq calls on Turkey to respect sovereignty, stop cross-border raids against Kurdish militants</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraq-calls-on-turkey-to-respect-sovereignty-stop-cross-border-raids-against-kurdish-militants-197105/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraq&#8217;s prime minister Thursday asked Turkey to respect its sovereignty and stop cross-border military operations against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq even as his Turkish counterpart emphasized his right to take action against terrorism.

Turkish-Iraqi ties have been warming since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, but raids by Turkish forces pursuing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian lawmakers walk out of parliament to protest local elections they say were rigged</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russian-lawmakers-walk-out-of-parliament-to-protest-local-elections-they-say-were-rigged-195931/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Rybakova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Dozens of Russian lawmakers staged a rare walkout from parliament Wednesday to protest what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections across Russia.

It was the first time in nine years that all factions except the main Kremlin-favored United Russia party had walked out in protest.
The United Russia party won an overwhelming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All but Kremlin-favored lawmakers walk out of Russian parliament to protest election results</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maria Rybakova</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — Russian lawmakers from all but the main Kremlin-favored party staged a rare walkout from parliament Wednesday to protest what they describe as rigged local elections.

It was the first time in nine years that all factions other than United Russia had walked out in protest.
The United Russia party won an overwhelming victory in more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi police: 8 killed, 7 wounded in market blast north of Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sameer N. Yacoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber killed the leader of a U.S.-backed Sunni paramilitary group and seven others north of Baghdad Tuesday, the third attack in as many days in a heavily populated Sunni area, a police official said.

The bombing hit a market in the town of Buhriz, a former Saddam Hussein stronghold that was also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqi parliament approves return of small group of British troops to protect oil platforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Qassim Abdul-zahra</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers Tuesday approved the return of a limited number of British troops to Iraq to help protect the country&#8217;s southern oil ports — an area where Iraq is lagging in its ability to provide security.

Iraq&#8217;s parliament approved the security agreement with Britain months after the military contingent was forced to pull out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland&#8217;s Green Party votes to stay in government, back &#8216;bad bank&#8217; plans and emergency budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DUBLIN — Members of Ireland&#8217;s environmentalist Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen&#8217;s coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and crippled banks.

Defeat for the Green leaders&#8217; pro-government motion at a special party conference would have torpedoed Cowen&#8217;s 2-year-old coalition and forced Ireland into an early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize in vote seen as encouraging his promise of diplomacy, disarmament</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Moore</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[OSLO — The announcement drew gasps of surprise and cries of too much, too soon. Yet President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore.

The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee — four of whom spoke to The Associated Press, said awarding [...]]]></description>
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