Nuri al-Maliki to stay as Prime Minister

Oct 1 (Reuters) — An alliance of Iraq’s Shi’ite political blocs has chosen the incumbent, Nuri al-Maliki, as its nominee for prime minister, ending months of wrangling that had stalled formation of a government. While Saddam Hussein was the President of Iraq, Ali al-Adeeb was exiled to Iran, where he headed the Teheran-based Political Bureau of the Dawa party and took the nickname "Abu Bilal".

Assassination in Iraq Politics

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During the past 72 hours alone, at least eight Iraqi police officers, an Iraqi Army general, a government intelligence official, a member of an Awakening Council, a tribal sheik, and a high ranking staff member of Baghdad’s local government have all been assassinated in either Baghdad or Mosul. here

Iraq increasingly relying on politics

White House officials say Iraqis are increasingly relying on politics, rather than violence, to deal with disputes, diminishing the need for U.S. forces. But the situation on the ground demonstrates that Iraq remains fractured.

Rival factions have yet to establish a new government, nearly three months after close national elections, and politicians have begun warning of a power vacuum as neighboring Iran works to influence the outcome.

Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum

Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum belongs to a distinguished clerical family in the holy city, but has a technical Ph.D. from the US. . Ibrahim's father, Muhammad Bahr al-Ulum, is considered a leading moderate cleric, and had served in the American-appointed Interim Governing Council.

Mahmoud Othman

Mahmoud Othman, Kurdish Socialist Party (Sunni Kurd)

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Haidar al-Ebadi

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Lawmaker Haider al-Ebadi, a State of Law candidate and member of Maliki’s Dawa party,

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