Headlines- Iraq Election Results

Yahoo! News - Shiites, Kurds Winners in Iraq Election

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Clergy-backed Shiites and independence-minded Kurds swept to victory in Iraq's landmark elections, propelling to power the groups that suffered the most under Saddam Hussein and forcing Sunni Arabs to the margins for the first time in modern history, according to final results released Sunday.

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Shi'ite Bloc Wins Iraq Polls, Sunnis Marginalized,

By Mariam Karouny and Alister Bull

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A Shi'ite Islamist bloc won Iraq's first election since Saddam Husseins overthrow, sealing the political resurgence of the long-oppressed majority but leaving the restive Sunni Arab minority in the cold.

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Shiites Win Nearly Half of Iraqi Votes


By JASON KEYSER, Associated Press Writer (AP)

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's majority Shiite Muslims won nearly half the votes in the nation's landmark Jan. 30 election, giving the long-oppressed group significant power but not enough to form a government on its own.

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NOTE: Democrats say Iraqi freedom not worth American lives.