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Iraqi Election Commission Says Main Shi'ite Coalition Maintains
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Strong Showing
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Partial results show United Iraqi Alliance with 2.2 million of 3.3
million votes counted so far





Iraqi woman holds finger up after voting, SundayThe Iraqi election
commission says the main Shi'ite coalition has maintained a strong
showing in Sunday's landmark elections.

Partial results show the United Iraqi Alliance, which has the support
of influential Shi'ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, with 2.2
million of the 3.3 million votes counted so far.

The party of interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi is in second
place with less than 20 percent support.

The results so far are from mainly Shi'ite regions, and a complete
tabulation is not expected for another week.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military says an American soldier was killed
Thursday when a troop convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in the
northern city of Mosul.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.


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