Anbar electoral commission resigns after threats
In Anbar province, all 13 members of the regional electoral commission stepped down after insurgent threats, rendering January 30 elections in Fallujah and Ramadi unlikely. Saad Abdul-Aziz Rawi said elections could not be held there, as Sunnis boycott and violence escalates.
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Anbar
Saad Abdul-Aziz Rawi
Fallujah
Ramadi
Rawi
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U.S
Tikrit
Abbas Victory Shifts Path to Palestinian State
Voters across the West Bank and Gaza backed Abbas as the most viable path to peace prosperity and an independent state. Bush welcomed the turnout calling it historic while Israel weighs quieting violence and releasing prisoners if Abbas curbs rocket fire.
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Abbas
Abu Mazen
Arafat
Arefah Quranfaleh
Bush
Ariel Sharon
Israel
Gaza
Silvan Shalom
Army
Middle East
Sharon
Abbas Wins Palestinian Presidential Election Amid Review of Ballots
Mahmoud Abbas, born 1935 in Safed, led a strong Fatah faction and won the Palestinian presidency as exit polls show broad support. Mustapha Barghouti ran second with about 18 percent. voting was extended to 9 p.m. due to checkpoints, while observers noted Israeli occupation and logistical hurdles. Voters in West Bank and Gaza faced delays. some praised Abbas's pragmatism and governance track record.
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Arafat
Safed
Israel
Syria
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PLO
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Sharon
Gaza
Carter
Jerusalem
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Barghouti
Hamas
Fayez Hedeiah
Beita
Nablus
Mohammed Radwan
Radwan
Rafah
Iraqi toll climbs as coalition losses mount near Mosul
U S and Iraqi officials report multiple fatalities from a mistaken 500 pound bomb near Mosul and other attacks. Five to fourteen civilians reportedly killed in the bombing while ten soldiers die, including seven Ukrainians and one Kazakh, in an ammunition storage accident near Suwaira. Police chief Mohammed al Badri shot dead near Samarra amid rising violence before Iraq’s January 30 elections.
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al-Yarmouk
Baghdad
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Senate
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R-Tenn
ABC
Colin Powell
Anbar
Mohammed al- Badri
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Suwaira
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Abu Sager
Washington Post
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Cox News Service
Senior Citizens Hearing Aid Center
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Woodman Dr
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Foley
BuUlun
Chicago Tribune
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D.O.B
Butch Hill
American Family Mutual Insurance Company
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Madison
Amfam.com
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W. Loveland Ave
Joshua Edmiston
Mount Crab
S. High St
Miste
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Central Parke Blvd
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Georgetown
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Milford
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