A week on, Iraq PM pulls ahead in tight race (Reuters)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iraq/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100314/wl_nm/us_iraq_election"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100314/capt.photo_1268577050413-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.QJXEPEO.LjPnm2Yle8YpQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Election workers count votes for the March 7 parliamentary elections in Baghdad's Russafa district. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bloc built on its gains in Iraq's parliamentary election, initial results showed, as he took a comfortable lead in the key province of Basra.(AFP/Sabah Arar)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki edged ahead on Sunday in early results of an election Iraqis hoped would end years of sectarian strife, but the tight race indicated long and fraught negotiations to form a government.</p><br clear="all"/>

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