Allawi Party Crushed in Early Iraq Election Results

Partial results from Sunday's election suggest that U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's coalition is being roundly defeated by a list with the backing of Iraq's senior Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al- Sistani, diminishing Allawi's chances of retaining his post in the next government.

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U.S. 'in for a shock'
In early election results, Shiite cleric's alliance trouncing Washington's favorite