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Iraq parliament stories: 9 news summaries

Council Gives Iraq Security Deal Final Approval

Two bombings claim lives of Iraqi civilians, US troops

Dec 4, 08 10:43 AM CST
(AP) - Iraq's presidential council today approved the security pact that lays out a 3-year timeframe for US troops to leave— the final step for the agreement to replace a UN mandate that expires Dec. 31, the AP reports. As the final legal hurdle to the deal was cleared, American soldiers and... More »

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Iraq • police • US military • bombing • Mosul • Iraq parliament • Fallujah

Fisticuffs Over Security Deal End Session of Iraqi Parliament

Sadr ally allegedly shoves speaker

Nov 19, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Discussion of the security deal between the US and Iraq deteriorated into a shouting match between members of the Iraqi parliament today, the New York Times reports. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the measure next week, but could not get through a reading of the agreement today before an... More »

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Iraq • Iraqi Parliament • United States • America • Iraq parliament • Iraq security • Sadrists • Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraq Passes Election Law,
But Skirts Key Issues

No deal on control over northern oil hub, representation of minority groups

Sep 24, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi parliament today passed a long-delayed law establishing provincial elections, a step the government hopes will protect recent security gains by opening the political process. The first elections are expected in January, the New York Times reports, but questions remain about how to ensure representation for Iraq’s religious... More »

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Iraq • law • political reform • Iraq parliament • Kirkuk • Iraq security • provincial elections

Regional Voting
in Doubt in
Iraqi Impasse

Parliament adjourns before compromise on provincial law reached

Aug 6, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Iraq’s parliament failed to pass a law on provincial elections before its summer recess, jeopardizing the possibility of elections later this year, the New York Times reports. A consensus was seen as necessary for political unity among Iraq’s fractious political blocs, with President Bush even contacting legislators to... More »

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Iraq • Iraq parliament • Parliament • provincial elections • George W. Bush

 Sunnis Rejoin Iraqi Parliament 

Bloc split off last year over power sharing; ministry appointments helped patch rift

Jul 19, 08 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Sunni Arab bloc of Iraq's Parliament returned from a year-long absence today, Reuters reports, as the government approved several Sunni ministerial candidates. The move is a major breakthrough for national reconciliation; "It is a real step forward for political reform,"  a senior lawmaker in the bloc... More »

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Iraq • Nouri al-Maliki • Iraq parliament • Sunni Accordance Front • shi'ite • Sunni leaders

General Plans New Round of Iraq Troop Cuts

Petraeus reveals second withdrawal
likely after July

Feb 21, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - General David Petraeus is preparing new plans to withdraw American troops from Iraq on top of previously announced reductions. The US commander in Iraq said that after more than 20,000 soldiers are pulled out by July, he will recommend further cutbacks later in the year, he told the Times... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq parliament • troop reduction

Iraq Lawmakers Overcome Rifts, Pass Key Laws

Long deadlock had threatened to dissolve young parliament

Feb 13, 08 6:38 PM CST
(Newser) - A day after the speaker of Iraq’s parliament threatened to disband the legislature, lawmakers passed three key but divisive laws after months of infighting, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The measures—passage of a federal budget, limited amnesty for prisoners, and curbs on the powers of local governments—allowed... More »

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Iraq • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • Sunnis • benchmarks • Iraq parliament

Shiites Shout Down Iraqi Law

Bill to let Baathists
in government gets shelved after uproar; Bush calls law vital

Nov 25, 07 8:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers shouted down a bill today that would let members of Saddam's Baath party return to public posts, AFP reports. Shiite lawmakers heckled the first reading of the measure, which Bush has touted as a benchmark of Iraqi progress. Now the bill goes to a legal body for changes,... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Iraq parliament • Baathists • Baath Party

Iraqi Parliament Takes a Break

Little movement on key legislation as body adjourns through August

Jul 30, 07 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saying PM Nouri al-Maliki's government had given it little to work with, Iraq's parliament began a 5-week recess today, Reuters reports. The chamber normally begins its summer break in July, but with crucial legislation pending, members delayed. Squabbling between political factions then stalled laws seen as vital to mending the... More »

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Iraq • Sunni • Shiite • troop surge • Nouri al-Maliki • Kurds • Iraq parliament • George W. Bush

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