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Can Democracy Survive in Iraq?
This month's parliamentary elections have left Iraq politically divided between two strong leaders with similar goals but no desire to compromise. Can either one form a government before violence returns? Will US troops be able to pull out on schedule? Also, President Obama signs the "fix it" on healthcare reform and student loans, and Republicans and the Sex Club Scandal.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThis month's parliamentary elections have left Iraq politically divided between two strong leaders with similar goals but no desire to compromise. Can either one form a government before violence returns? Will US troops be able to pull out on schedule? Also, President Obama signs the "fix it" on healthcare reform and student loans, and Republicans are up in arms because party money was spent at a Hollywood sex club.
Banner image: Former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi (C) addresses supporters during a campaign rally in the Syrian capital Damascus on March 4, 2010. Photo: Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesObama Signs Final Item in Healthcare Bill, Student Loan Reform
At a community college in Northern Virginia today, President Obama signed the final piece of the healthcare puzzle, the so-called "fix it" bill, which also makes sweeping changes to the student loan program.
Read the story7 minCan Democracy Survive in Iraq?
What if you have an election and nobody wins? That's the latest challenge to democracy in Iraq, and it may take months for a new government to be formed. It's not even clear if the current prime minister or one of his predecessors should get the first chance to try building a coalition strong enough to take charge.
Read the story37 minRNC in Hot Water over Saucy Club Expenses
A group called the "Young Eagles" spent $2000 of Republican Party money at Voyeur, a nightclub in West Hollywood, California. Turns out that was the wrong place to recruit a new generation of voters.
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