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Mon Apr-26-10 07:15 AM
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Iraq Officials: 2 Winning Candidates Disqualified

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Source: AP

BAGHDAD – An Iraqi election official says a special court tasked with reviewing election-related complaints has disqualified two winning candidates from the March 7 parliamentary election.

At least one of the two belongs to a coalition led by a secular Shiite and which defeated Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's bloc, winning 91 seats, compared to 89 by the incumbent.

The official, Saad al-Rawi, told The Associated Press Monday it was still unclear whether the decision would affect the outcome of the vote.

more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq

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