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Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament must pass a contentious elections law by mid-September in order to allow anticipated provincial polls to be held this year, the Electoral Commission said on Saturday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?a=525Lbj"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/topNews?i=525Lbj" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=WwOgjK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=WwOgjK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=TVNKGk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=TVNKGk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?a=d6Ozbk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/topNews?i=d6Ozbk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/topNews/~4/378896825" height="1" width="1"/>