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But Bush is unlikely ever to escape the image of him cowering behind a lectern watched by an unruffled Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

Maliki did not specify the total amount of procurement, funding sources, and time of payment and other details.

Mr. Maliki said he had plenty of evidence implicating other political leaders and factions, which he didn't name, in acts of violence.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said Iraqi forces will be able to take control of security around the country within a year-and-a-half.

Prime Minister al-Maliki says seven of Zarqawi's associates died with him in a "safe house" near Baquba, northeast of the capital.

Prime Minister Maliki got a lot of attention when he made his "dead end" on coming comment Friday during a visit to Jordan.

A television commentary called it "a victory" for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government.

But in a dialogue over dinner a few weeks ago, one of Maliki's top budget advisers dismissed any possibility of such a deal.

If Mr. Maliki fails to produce a new government within a month, the constitution requires the president to nominate another candidate.

The Council said it had written to Nuri Al-Maliki to remind him that it should be consulted on all major political decisions.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki responded by calling it a step in the right direction.

Reported that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's decision was anti-government protests broke out in Iraq, made a few weeks.

In the magazine interview, al-Maliki did not indicate that he was endorsing Obama over Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee.

Mr. Maliki said the two leaders also discussed negotiations over future diplomatic and military relations.

Overall, he may control up to 40 seats, perhaps enough to give Mr Maliki or Mr Allawi a majority together with the Kurds.

Mr Maliki could team up with a Kurdish block, though that still would not give him a majority.

Mr Maliki is trying to buff up his image as the strongman who can provide law and order.

Mr Barzani is said to have recently told Mr Maliki to his face: "You smell like a dictator. "

It was an achievement that Maliki was able to get it through the government.

Maliki said the Washington conference is a major demonstration of the importance of economic development in Iraq.

A party loyal to a Shia cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, said it would support the incumbent prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, in his bid to stay on.

But after Mr. Maliki and Obama met, Dabbagh said he hopes U. S. combat forces could be out of Iraq by 2010.

Nuri al-Maliki had been building up the elected government's credibility by putting a careful distance between himself and the Americans.

Up to now, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his moderate Shiites in government have simply sought UN approval on their own.

The wise men hope these will be inducement enough for Mr Maliki to do as America says. Hope is all it can be.

Those deadlines, said Iraq's prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, in a televised address, would not be extended.

After Mr Chalabi's list came out, Mr Maliki watched in horror as it gained a striking amount of support.

The latest intelligence report predicts the Iraqi government of Nouri al-Maliki will become very unsteady over the next year.

Bush said he and Maliki agreed to seek ways to stem sectarian carnage threatening to split Iraq.

For his part, Maliki called for speeding up transfer of security responsibilities from the U. S. -led coalition to Iraqi forces.

The elections are being seen as a vote on Mister Maliki's leadership ahead of national parliamentary elections to be held later this year.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday initial efforts to reach agreement with the United States on the future of the U.

Maliki said the two countries and their peoples share a long history of exchanges.

And after meeting Mr Maliki in Amman, he promised again that the troops would stay just as long as Iraq's government wanted them to.

Mr Sadr has spoken by telephone to Mr Allawi to try to persuade him to endorse and join a Maliki-led block.

Whatever Mr. Maliki's limitations, we may be seeing the emergence of a leader who puts Iraqi concerns above America's blessing.

In response to the unrest, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki cut his own pay and increased funding for food programs for the needy.

Months of wrangling over the formation of a coalition government is likely and Mr Maliki may not retain his post.

As part of Mr Maliki's current government, ISCI will also be keen to stay on board, enjoying the perks and patronage of office.

In public utterances Mr Maliki is careful to say all the right things about national reconciliation.

Rice arrived in Baghdad with no advance notice, and went quickly into talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other officials.

Yet even the minnow parties may suddenly acquire influence if the coalition of Mr Allawi or Mr Maliki falls just shy of a majority.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki also ordered extended curfews and a ban on vehicle traffic during Friday prayer hours.

Mr Maliki, for one, knows that the Iraqi forces will need American logistical support, especially from the air, and American firepower.

Prime Minister Maliki has pledged that political or sectarian interference with security operations will not be tolerated.

Maliki asked for Obama's support in getting the U. N. Security Council to lift sanctions imposed on Iraq during Saddam's regime.

At the least, it underlines the growing confidence of the government of Nuri al-Maliki (pictured with Mr Obama) as the fighting dies down.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has insisted, repeatedly, that Iraq's security forces are capable of imposing law and order.

Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki's judgment was being questioned. He too needed Iran's help for a face saving way out.

The two non-religious alliances competing against Mr Maliki's front are running out of candidates.

Mr Maliki, running a small party in an unruly coalition, has both provincial and parliamentary elections ahead.

Maliki is expected to run on improved security conditions throughout the nation.

They may single out the State of Law alliance led by Mr Maliki, who claims the credit for Iraq's improved security.

"Maliki's government is right in the middle of this, " said one former senior American intelligence official who now does business in Iraq.

The Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said their identities had been confirmed by medical tests on the bodies.

Mr Maliki's next job is therefore to go ahead with the provincial elections due before the end of the year.

However, it was Maliki who proved better positioned to strike a deal with the other parties in Parliament.

Anbar province: Things have improved. The Maliki government is not doing the things we want it to do.

But al-Maliki and President Bush last week agreed to a "general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals" on troop cuts.

A striking development is the emergence of Mr Maliki as a would-be strongman.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah was described as saying he viewed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as an Iranian stooge.

"This commitment will end on the scheduled date, as agreed, " al-Maliki said Thursday at a meeting of Iraqi defense officials in Baghdad.

"We have agreed and we were clear on the need to speed up the transfer of security responsibilities to the Iraqi forces, " said Maliki.

The non-binding Senate resolution adopted last month is opposed by the Bush administration and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Al-Maliki will likely mount a major military offensive against them ahead of the election, hoping to score some political points.

The threat of more attacks looms as rivals seek to undermine Maliki, and insurgents try to upset the electoral process.

Mr Maliki's party has alleged that the computer system used in the counting process was faulty.

Mr Talabani is still almost certain to tap Mr Maliki as prime minister, giving him 30 days to form a government.

If so, Mr Maliki would continue to rule but as a caretaker, but that would create more uncertainty.

Even so, the current government of Iraq, led by prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, is mostly made up of pro-Iranian Shiite Islamists.

Ordered by Maliki, (Iraqi security) forces with automatic weapons and machine guns on armored vehicles opened fire on the camp residents.

As the shoe flew, Bush ducked while Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, who was standing right beside him, barely flinched.

The president's announcement came after a video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Allawi said that he wanted Maliki to apologize for referring to Iraqiya as a representative of Iraq's Sunni voters.

Rival alliances led by the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, and by Iyad Allawi, a more secular predecessor, scored well.

As al-Maliki pours additional security resources into protecting his capital, al-Qaeda will strike other, less-protected cities.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's Dawa Party made major gains, despite political assassinations and complaints of voter fraud. Here, U.

However, violence has intensified in Iraq since Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered a crackdown on Shi'ite militias in Basra last month.

It is reported that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will be the main challenger to win - "Iraqi List" - to remain prime minister's support.

Cheney met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The two discussed the situation in Iraq, regional security, and bilateral relations.

The fact that Mr Bush met Mr Maliki in Jordan's capital rather than in Baghdad highlights how anarchic Iraq has become.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told reporters during a visit to Tokyo that he also saw no need to set a timetable.

Mr Maliki is unloved, especially by Sunnis and by many Kurds. Sunni Arab leaders of neighbouring countries distrust him.

Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told officials that cooperation and unity inside Iraq is leading to the nation's renewal.

The memo emphasised Mr Maliki's need to put some distance between himself and Mr Sadr.

A growing number of Iraqis want a government of national unity to include both Mr Maliki and Mr Allawi.

But on August 24th the leading Shia party, the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, and some of its allies dumped Mr Maliki, another Shia.

However, in the cabinet crisis in Iraq, al-Sadr in Iran to support Maliki eventually persuaded to continue as prime minister.

The Iraqi parliament has unanimously approved a new government, with incumbent Nouri al-Maliki as prime minister.

Mr. Maliki said Iraq's government is in the midst of spring, which is a season traditionally associated with birth and renewal.

During a news conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi journalist threw two shoes at Bush.

Mr Maliki, it seemed, would have to wait a little while yet.

President Bush meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki following his General Assembly speech.

The fighting in Basra has shaken up Iraqi politics, he claimed, boosting Mr Maliki and putting Mr Sadr on the defensive.

Earlier in Baghdad, Mr Bush and Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki signed the new security agreement between their countries.

Mr. Maliki's office criticized the leaks as politically motivated and designed to damage his reputation.

Al-Maliki's effort to portray himself as a new strongman was floundering even before the recent spate of bombings.

Mr Maliki had hoped to change the violent and divisively sectarian nature of Iraqi politics.

The move leaves Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki 30 seats short of a majority in parliament.

During her brief stay in Baghdad, Rice also briefed Prime Minister Maliki on President Bush's Middle East tour.

Some say that Mr Maliki's Dawa will do badly, whatever the advantages of incumbency.

Middle East expert Jamie Ingram says Maliki may be facing an uphill struggle.

A representative of Mr Maliki's Shia-dominated group said a mere misunderstanding had occurred.

As to the results, first returns showed that allies of Nuri al-Maliki, the Shia prime minister, did well, particularly in the south.

A new alliance led by the authoritarian but canny prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, did well.

President Talabani issued the formal request Thursday, giving Mr. Maliki 30 days to complete the challenge of choosing a cabinet.

Iraq's prime minister, Nuri Al-Maliki, is certainly marking the occasion as one for celebrations.

Prime Ministry Nuri Al-Maliki called yesterday's terrorist attacks cowardly.

A few hours ago I spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki.

Nonetheless, Mr Maliki has little chance of retaining the premiership next year.

S. -led 2003 invasion, or at undermining confidence in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki before a parliamentary election next year.

Q: Please brief us on the arrangement and major topics of Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's visit to China.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says negotiations are deadlocked.

Here too Mr Maliki has been weaving controversial alliances, backing one group against another.

But the shape of the emerging body, with Mr Maliki again at its head, seems fairly clear.

This time, not only did Maliki fly off to Britain, but he also sparked more animosity by proposing a limited amnesty for Sunnis.

Mr Sadr is meanwhile putting pressure on Mr Maliki to distance himself from the Americans.

His group secured two seats more than the bloc led by Nouri al-Maliki, the current Shiite Prime Minister.

Another basic problem is the domestic political weakness of Mr Maliki.

The renewed violence is a blow for the prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki.

There has been no evidence found in the documents that Mr. Maliki was aware of the grisly acts of torture and beatings.

If parliament endorses this package, Mr Maliki will have 30 days to allot the entire gamut of ministries.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's bloc won 38 percent of the vote in Baghdad, 37 percent in Basrah, and large margins in other provinces.

BARACK OBAMA is set to meet Nuri al-Maliki, Iraq's prime minister, in Washington on Wednesday July 22nd.

As prime minister, Mr. Maliki was commander-in-chief of the Iraqi forces during from the 2006 to 2009 period covered in the leaked papers.

Maliki's Shi'ite supporters have also taken to the streets, in what is becoming escalating sectarian strife.

But he stopped short of actually endorsing Maliki himself.

Mr Maliki has been saying the right things and making progress, albeit stumbling.

But the friendship didn't last: Sadr bitterly split from Maliki when the latter allowed American troops to attack his militia members.

Mr. Maliki stressed that the government will never stop battling outlaws, criminals and militants.

Mr Maliki's only quasi-ally, the Kurdish block, has too few seats to secure him power.

Mr Maliki insists on being the sole candidate for prime minister.

But it strongly opposes Mr Allawi's anti-Iranian stance and in the past has quarrelled with Mr Maliki too.

Maliki held private talks with Vice President Biden at an October 19 breakfast meeting.

Mr Maliki is unloved, especially by Sunnis and by many Kurds.

Maliki tried to block the second shoe with his arm.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is scheduled to visit Washington on December 12.

My sister and her son were kidnapped and killed during Maliki.

Some commentators went as far as to compare Maliki's behaviour to the rule of Iraq's former dictator.

Mahmoud Othman: Well I think the longer term this will weaken Al-Maliki.

He has demanded an apology from the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

In return, Mr Maliki may sue for defamation .

But Mr Maliki has been doggedly seeking to cling on in other ways.

Mr Maliki must find the courage to explain in public why this is not so.

Mr Maliki is desperate to show that life is becoming safer and more stable for Iraqis.

Many people in the INA despise Mr Maliki and have vowed to deny him a second term.

Of course, the reason is that [Nouri] al-Maliki [the Prime Minister of Iraq] is against it.

Maliki said Tuesday he will order the release of 2500 prisoners who were not involved in violence.

Mr. Maliki, a Shia, took office in 2006 with al-Sadr's support.

Messrs Maliki and Allawi may get around 90 seats each in the 325-member parliament.

Mr Maliki's aim is not only to take seats from Mr Allawi.

And many think that Iranian influence is behind Mr Sadr's decision to bolster Mr Maliki.

Indeed, Mr Maliki would not have kept his post as prime minister after last year's inconclusive election without Mr Sadr's endorsement.

It indicates, I think, that Nouri al Maliki himself is more in control of the situation.

The Kurds, after enjoying almost untrammelled autonomy for nearly two decades, increasingly loathe Mr Maliki's new establishment in Baghdad;

Allawi (left) and Maliki, always the best of mates