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Iraq electoral law passes, sets up national vote (AP)

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Iraqi Islamic Party lawmaker Omar al-Jubori, speaks to the press after an Iraqi Parliament session about election law Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. Iraq's parliament Sunday night passed a long-delayed election law needed to carry out nationwide elections, a debate that has been intensely watched over fears the holdup could delay the January elections and possibly delay the planned U.S. plans to withdraw their forces. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP – Iraq’s parliament ended weeks of debate Sunday and passed a long-delayed law paving the way for the planned January election to go forward, sidestepping a crisis that could have delayed the U.S. troop withdrawal.

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