WASHINGTON
FEBRUARY 2 2009 20:18h
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Iraq is holding elections this year in a sign that violence is abating.
Obama spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said without giving details of the conversation.
Iraq is holding elections this year in a sign that violence is abating. Iraq's semi-autonomous northern Kurdish region will hold elections on May 19 to select a new regional parliament, and elections for most of Iraq's provinces were held on Saturday.
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