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Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:31:20 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made by Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president Tariq al-Hashemi on the election law in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 550 kilometers (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad,on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.(AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made ...

(AP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:35:57 GMT

(AP) - Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the veto made by Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president Tariq al-Hashemi on the election law, in front of a banner which reads in Arabic ' Nothing to fear on Iraq as long as Maliki is in power', in Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal.(AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)

In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi ...

(AP) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:56:07 GMT

(AP) - In this handout photo released by the Iraqi Government, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, speaks during a meeting with sheiks and tribal leaders of al Sudan Shiite tribe, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Iraqi lawmakers will vote Saturday on how to break a deadlock over a key election law after a vice president vetoed the legislation, causing a crisis that could delay a national vote scheduled for January and affect the timetable for an American troop withdrawal. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government)

Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, speaks during ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:21:11 GMT

(AP) - Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Odierno said that he does not anticipate any changes in the schedule for American troop withdrawals despite concerns about upcoming national elections. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, speaks during ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:40 GMT

Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, looks on during ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:09 GMT

(AP) - Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, looks on during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Odierno said that he does not anticipate any changes in the schedule for American troop withdrawals despite concerns about upcoming national elections. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, speaks during ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:19:59 GMT

Top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Raymond Odierno, speaks during ...

(AP) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:19:38 GMT

A security guard hold his rifle as he walks next to an advertising ...

(AP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:15:32 GMT

(AP) - A security guard hold his rifle as he walks next to an advertising billboard reading in Arabic, 'Updating your statement is your path for voting', in central Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Iraq's election head proposes a national vote on Jan 21 after parliament passed a crucial election law Sunday night. Under President Barack Obama's plan, all U.S. combat troops will remain in Iraq for the elections to act as a security cushion, and will then withdraw by the end of August 2010. The remaining 50,000 trainers and support troops left in the country would leave by the end of 2011.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Citizens shop at a market below the citadel in the city of Kirkuk, ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:23:30 GMT

(AP) - Citizens shop at a market below the citadel in the city of Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Oct 3, 2009. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after.(AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)

Citizens shop at a market in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:21:18 GMT

(AP) - Citizens shop at a market in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Oct 3, 2009. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after.(AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)

In this file photo taken on Thursday April 24, 2003, Residents ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:41:17 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken on Thursday April 24, 2003, Residents walk through a market next to the Kirkuk Castle in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, file)

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, people ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:41:08 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, people shop at the market in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed, file)

In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003, Workers talk ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:40:54 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003, Workers talk as they stand next to an oil pipe at the K-1 pumping station near the Babagurgur oil fields in Kirkuk 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, file)

Fires flare off the gas from crude oil at Iraq's oldest oil ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:40:14 GMT

(AP) - Fires flare off the gas from crude oil at Iraq's oldest oil processing plant in the northern Iraqi town of Baba Gurgur, outside Kirkuk, Iraq, in this Jan. 24, 2004 file photo. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, file)

In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003 engineer Ali ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:39:44 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003 engineer Ali Hussein steps around crude oil that has leaked from a pipe at the K-1 pumping station near the Babagurgur oil fields in Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer, file)

In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003, engineer ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:38:03 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken Wednesday April 23, 2003, engineer Khalid Khalf is reflected in a pool of crude oil that has leaked from a pipe at the K-1 pumping station near the Babagurgur oil fields in Kirkuk , 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer, file)

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, Kurdish ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:37:21 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, Kurdish regional President Barham Saleh , left, talks with newly elected Prime Minister of the Kurdish region Government of Iraq Barham Saleh prior the swearing in ceremony of the new Kurdish regional government in Irbil, Iraq, 350 kilometers (217 miles) north of, Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed, file)

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, patrons ...

(AP) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:36:50 GMT

(AP) - In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, patrons sit at a cafe in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed, file)

U.S. troops at a transit camp in Kuwait are searched by military ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:44:20 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. troops at a transit camp in Kuwait are searched by military customs workers before being sent to the United States October 22, 2009. A pole-dancing pole and strobe lights, a forgotten brand new van and six year-old spoiled meat - just some of the discoveries made by U.S. military staff clearing Iraq of equipment ahead of withdrawal. Picture taken October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Abbas (KUWAIT CONFLICT MILITARY)

U.S. troops at an airbase in Kuwait board a flight to Basra, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:39:54 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. troops at an airbase in Kuwait board a flight to Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad October 22, 2009. A pole-dancing pole and strobe lights, a forgotten brand new van and six year-old spoiled meat - just some of the discoveries made by U.S. military staff clearing Iraq of equipment ahead of withdrawal. Picture taken October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Mohammed Abbas (KUWAIT CONFLICT MILITARY)

Iraqis wave Iraqi flags and dance as they celebrate the U.S. ...

(Getty) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:47:03 GMT

(Getty) - Iraqis wave Iraqi flags and dance as they celebrate the U.S. withdrawal from Iraqi cities on June 30, 2009 in Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq celebrated as it declared June 30th 'National Sovereignty Day' after U.S. troops handed over control of Iraq's cities to their domestic security forces. (Muhannad Fala'ah/Getty Images)