President-elect Barack Obama (R) and Vice President-elect Joseph Biden meet with members of the Transition Economic Advisory Board at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois on November 7, 2008. (UPI Photo/Tannen Maury/POOL)
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Preparing for President McCain?
Middle East leaders and policymakers welcomed U.S. Sen. Barack Obama with open arms a few weeks ago, but they had better start preparing to deal with President John McCain.
Iraq's Shiite leaders lock horns on federalism
Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Al Sadr came out fiercely against federalism Sunday a day after a leading Shiite politician said Iraq should be split into semi-autonomous regions based on sect and ethnicity.
Iraq's Shiites and Sunnis reject US partition idea
Shiite and Sunni figures in Iraq dismissed Saturday a US Senate plan to split Iraq along ethnic-and-religious lines, while the Kurds welcomed it as the "only viable solution" to the present chaos.
US surge in Iraq working says Petraeus
UPDATE: Anti-war Senate Democrats bluntly told Iraq commander General David Petraeus Tuesday that his current troop surge strategy had failed in its prime objective - forcing a political settlement.
Petraeus testimony is D-Day for US Iraq policy
UPDATE: General David Petraeus, the top US military commander in Iraq, will ask for a six-month delay on deciding whether to carry out major troop reductions, The New York Times reported Monday.
Leaders gather in Iraq province days after Bush visit
Tribal leaders joined Iraqi and US officials Thursday in talks focused on the economic development of Anbar province, three days after US President George W. Bush dropped in to endorse peace initiatives in the restive region.
