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Iraqis Begin Voting In Early Election, Many Expected To Boycott Amid Distrust
Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
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US Urges Early Iraq Elections, Halt To Violence Against Protesters
The United States on Sunday urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms, and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
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Retweet Us Now, Congress Tells Sushma Swaraj In New Poll After Big Fail
The Congress's Twitter poll against Sushma Swaraj backfired spectacularly with over 76 per cent voting "No" to the opposition party's question: whether the death of 39 Indians in Iraq was her biggest failure as Foreign Minister. Ms Swaraj scored big by re-tweeting the Congress poll
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Sushma Swaraj Retweets Congress Poll, Wins Hands Down
Sushma Swaraj has re-tweeted a Congress post. Not just any post, but one that invites people to assess her "failure" as a Foreign Minister in handling the case of 39 missing Indians killed in Iraq. The opposition party has been targeting Ms Swaraj since she confirmed in parliament last week that the Indians had been killed by the ISIS.
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Oil to Average Just Over $40 in 2016, Biggest Cut to Forecasts in a Year: Poll
Record-high production from OPEC's second-largest producer, Iraq and the addition of Iranian barrels after Western sanctions on Tehran were lifted have heightened concern that even growing demand will not be enough to absorb the extra supply.
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Thai Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Says Will Call November 1 Snap Turkey Polls
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1 after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
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Early Poll Prospects Grow as Turkish Air Strikes Muddy Coalition Talks
Turkey looks increasingly likely to face an early election as its air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Islamic State in Syria stir nationalist sentiment and coalition talks make little apparent progress.
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Barack Obama Heads to Asia Fresh From Poll Drubbing
Still smarting from his election night mauling, President Barack Obama heads this weekend to China seeking to reassure Asian nations of America's commitment to its much-vaunted pivot to the region.
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Rupee Long Positions Cut, Yuan sees 1st Bullish Bets in 4 Months: Reuters Poll
Long positions on the rupee, however, fell to the lowest level since late April, as higher oil prices on intensifying turmoil in Iraq are seen hurting India's economy and further straining government finances.
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Post-Election Wave of Iraq Attacks Kills 74
A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said Thursday.
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Rivals Challenge Iraq PM's Election Success
Nuri al-Maliki may be in pole position to remain Iraq's prime minister, but allegations of malpractice during last month's polls are clouding the prospect of forming a government anytime soon.
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After Voting, Scavenging by Deprived Iraqis
Minutes after polls closed in Iraq's parliamentary election and vote counting began, another operation quietly shifted into gear -- scavengers began tearing down election posters across Baghdad.
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Iraq polling centre blast kills two women: officials
A bomb near a polling station in north Iraq killed two women on Wednesday, officials said, as voters cast their ballots under tight security following a surge of pre-election violence.
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Iraq PM seeks third term as violence mars polls
Iraqis streamed to voting centres nationwide on Wednesday, amid the worst bloodshed in years, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki seeks reelection in the first national vote since US troops withdrew.
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Iraqis Begin Voting In Early Election, Many Expected To Boycott Amid Distrust
Iraqis headed to the polls Sunday for an early election billed as a concession to anti-government protests but expected to be boycotted by many voters who distrust official promises of reform.
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US Urges Early Iraq Elections, Halt To Violence Against Protesters
The United States on Sunday urged Iraqi authorities to hold early polls and carry out electoral reforms, and called for an end to the violence against protesters that has left hundreds dead.
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Retweet Us Now, Congress Tells Sushma Swaraj In New Poll After Big Fail
The Congress's Twitter poll against Sushma Swaraj backfired spectacularly with over 76 per cent voting "No" to the opposition party's question: whether the death of 39 Indians in Iraq was her biggest failure as Foreign Minister. Ms Swaraj scored big by re-tweeting the Congress poll
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Sushma Swaraj Retweets Congress Poll, Wins Hands Down
Sushma Swaraj has re-tweeted a Congress post. Not just any post, but one that invites people to assess her "failure" as a Foreign Minister in handling the case of 39 missing Indians killed in Iraq. The opposition party has been targeting Ms Swaraj since she confirmed in parliament last week that the Indians had been killed by the ISIS.
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Oil to Average Just Over $40 in 2016, Biggest Cut to Forecasts in a Year: Poll
Record-high production from OPEC's second-largest producer, Iraq and the addition of Iranian barrels after Western sanctions on Tehran were lifted have heightened concern that even growing demand will not be enough to absorb the extra supply.
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Thai Junta Says 99 Per Cent Of People Are Happy With Its Rule
It's the kind of poll result you'd see in a North Korean election or Saddam Hussein's Iraq: Thailand's military-ruled government says 99 percent of the country's people are happy with its performance since it took power in a coup last year.
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan Says Will Call November 1 Snap Turkey Polls
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1 after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
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Early Poll Prospects Grow as Turkish Air Strikes Muddy Coalition Talks
Turkey looks increasingly likely to face an early election as its air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Islamic State in Syria stir nationalist sentiment and coalition talks make little apparent progress.
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Barack Obama Heads to Asia Fresh From Poll Drubbing
Still smarting from his election night mauling, President Barack Obama heads this weekend to China seeking to reassure Asian nations of America's commitment to its much-vaunted pivot to the region.
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Rupee Long Positions Cut, Yuan sees 1st Bullish Bets in 4 Months: Reuters Poll
Long positions on the rupee, however, fell to the lowest level since late April, as higher oil prices on intensifying turmoil in Iraq are seen hurting India's economy and further straining government finances.
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Post-Election Wave of Iraq Attacks Kills 74
A post-election wave of attacks across Iraq, including car bombings in Baghdad and a northern city, killed at least 74 people, officials said Thursday.
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Rivals Challenge Iraq PM's Election Success
Nuri al-Maliki may be in pole position to remain Iraq's prime minister, but allegations of malpractice during last month's polls are clouding the prospect of forming a government anytime soon.
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After Voting, Scavenging by Deprived Iraqis
Minutes after polls closed in Iraq's parliamentary election and vote counting began, another operation quietly shifted into gear -- scavengers began tearing down election posters across Baghdad.
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Iraq polling centre blast kills two women: officials
A bomb near a polling station in north Iraq killed two women on Wednesday, officials said, as voters cast their ballots under tight security following a surge of pre-election violence.
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Iraq PM seeks third term as violence mars polls
Iraqis streamed to voting centres nationwide on Wednesday, amid the worst bloodshed in years, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki seeks reelection in the first national vote since US troops withdrew.
