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Naturally the vote is going to swing towards the prime minister. why should all of this matter to people back home in america? first of all, the government that emerges from these elections is going to dictate the direction that iraq is going to take. is it going to stay on this path of democracy, if thats what we want to be calling it? is it going to move towards being a secular nation, or is it going to move towards being a more conservative, religious state that is largely allied with iran? a...

Steny highier told me there are no negotiations going on with stupak and others at this point for several reasons and one is technical. if they do find compromise, the way theyre pushing through health care is through the process known as reconciliation. technically anything that is in that package has to do with the deficit. abortion policy doesnt have to do with the zdeficit. some democrat dealing with the vote counting, stupak said flatly he will switch his vote from yes to no if things dont ...

The public option bill? >> the white house is consistently lacking on this. if they jumped on, that would be an incredible bonus theres not actually 41 signatures. theres 41 commitments. i want to you clarify that but if youre so close, who do you expect to sign on the final nine? >> in many cases people are on video or talked to a reporter and said, i support the public option. i support it we have been very conservative with our vote counting and and we can say with confidence that there are a...

As sectarian as this one. and of course an uptick in violence, a significant uptick in violence would impact the u.s. militarys ability to go forward because they want to have a responsible withdrawal, they dont want to leave behind a situation that is even more chaotic that would perhaps require them to come back to iraq. >> so in a couple of words, the voting went well today in baghdad, as well as can be expected, but its not over yet. arwa damon in baghdad. thank you so much. coming up, in ou...

This one. of course, an up tick in violence would impact the u.s. militarys ability to go forward because they want to have a responsible withdrawal, they dont want to leave behind a situation that is more chaotic and would require them to come back to iraq. >> so in a couple of words, the voting went well today in baghdad as well as can be expected, but its not over yet. thank you so much. coming up in our american dispatch, what tonights awards could teach us about vote counting. but first a...

Situation room". happening now, vote counting is under way in iraq. officials say the elections went well despite violence. for now they are sticking to the withdrawal plan. i will speak to genere odierno this hour. some say shes more politically combative than her father but now liz chain is taking heat from other. and a worldwide alert in terms of a hit team accused of killing a hamas commander. has the trail gone cold? im wolf blitzer. we want to welcome viewers in the united states and aro...

At the bottom of the hour, breaking news in iraq right now. vote counting under way after an election day marked by reportedly high turnout but marred by violence. the associated press is reporting at least 31 people died in attacks on polling stations as iraqis cast ballots to fill 325 seats in parliament. retired u.s. army general barry mccaffrey is an msnbc military analyst. i want your reaction to events in iraq today. how does this play out throughout the day as we count these ballots? >> w...

Much. i know you were working on this around the clock for us. we appreciate you checking in with us, catherine. >> no problem. >> shannon: the vote counting is already underway in the iraq elections and caroline shively is standing by with that and your other top stories. hi, caroline. >> hi to you, shannon. the polls closed just a few hours ago. president obama is congratulating iraqis for turning out despite violent attacks by insurgents. at least 36 people killed by mortar and grenades. some...

Little probably that could happen short of a major outbreak of violence that would keep them there any longer. there are about 96,000 troops there now, and that is going to decrease probably by about half coming this summer and then everyone out by the end of the year. so, it happens in the context of a very major drivedown of the u.s. forces. >> okay. so, barring an incident like that, how close is iraq to flying solo? >> well, i think this election is going to go a long way to showing, you kno...

And with it, the bickering. >> thats for sure. were trying to break it all down, do all the vote counting and cut through the spin. mike viqueira, the mayor of the house side of capital, the unofficial mayor of that. of course, were start with the upper chamber here. >> now you have no way to start. its going to come to fisticuffs. >> is that what it is? >> this isnt the house of lords, but you go ahead. >> go ahead. >> reconciliation, can we just clear up some things? for what is being touted t...