March 8th Morning Readbook

Who will win Iraq's election?




Votes being counted in Iraq election
Counting is under way in Iraq's elections, with preliminary results expected in several days.


Iraq election head says turnout at 55-60 percent
The head of Iraq's election commission says turnout for Sunday's election was between 55 and 60 percent. Faraj al-Haidari, who heads the Independent High Electoral Commission, told The Associated Press that the exact figures would be released later Monday at a news conference.


Gates Visits Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Monday morning to meet with President Hamid Karzai and NATO commanders, and to review plans for a major American-led offensive into the Taliban heartland of Kandahar.


Pakistani minister confirms death of three senior Taliban leaders
Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik confirmed on Saturday that three Tehreek-e-Taliban ( TTP) leaders were killed along with 30 other militants in the country's northwest. The Taliban leaders were killed as helicopter gunships targeted their hideouts in Mohmand Agency.


Pakistan intelligence try to establish identity of arrested American militant suspect
Intelligence officials say they are trying to establish the identity of an American militant suspect arrested in Pakistan, but believe the man is not Al-Qaida's U.S.-born spokesman as they originally reported.


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