Iraqis Ask for Delay of Jan. 30 Elections ; Officials Troubled by Rising Violence

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Leading Iraqi politicians called Friday for a six- month delay in the Jan. 30 election because of the spiraling violence as U.S. forces uncovered more bodies in the northern city of Mosul, apparent victims of an intimidation campaign by insurgents against Iraq's fledgling security forces.

Asked about their demand for the election to be postponed, President Bush, at his vacation home in Texas, said, "The Iraqi Election Commission has scheduled elections in January, and I would hope they'd go forward in January."

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Iraqis Ask for Delay of Jan. 30 Elections ; Officials Troubled by Rising Violence

But the country's deputy prime minister told an audience Friday in Wales that sticking to the election timetable would be difficult because of the security crisis.

As a sign of the worsening situation, authorities also confirmed that four Nepalese guards were killed and 12 others wo...

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