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Mounting Accusations of Voter Fraud in Iraq's Elections

Iraq's election commission has taken center-stage in a battle over ballot-rigging allegations.

Secularistsâ€™ promises of security, services and unity resonated with voters tired of overtly faith-based parties.

Samira Ahmed Jassim claims to have arranged the rapes of her recruits, then persuaded them to blow themselves up.

A guide to Iraq's first election since 2005.

With more than 400 political groups and 14,660 candidates bidding for election, security is expected to prove immensely complicated.

Most of the violence has been in the one-restive province of Diyala, where U.S. protection of Sunni militias is waning.

Contaminated water is believed to be the main cause of the spread of the deadly disease, which is estimated to have killed up to 1,000 people.

A military operation that was said to target al-Qaeda has instead targeted Sunni Muslims, creating new sectarian tensions.

John McCain thinks that Iraq borders Pakistan while the troop agreement misses deadline and Mosul, Diyala, and Fallujah experience violence.

Iraqis who say they have seen dead bodies floating in rivers have good reason not to believe official figures of the war's death toll.