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

Iraqi parliament speaker Ayad al-Samarai speaks to the press following an Iraqi Parliament session about the election law on 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 passed on Sunday a long-delayed law in a crucial step to setting up nationwide elections, and the head of the electoral commission said he did not expect any major delays in the vote planned for January.

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