Iraqis vote on Sunday in the country's first free elections in 50 years. Two Middle East experts analyze the mechanics of the election and what will make Sunday's vote a success.

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Iraqis vote on Sunday in the country's first free elections in 50 years. A look at the mechanics of and stakes in Iraq's election.

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Lindsay Hilsum, Neil Connery and Julian Manyon of Independent Television News give updates from Basra, Mosul and Baghdad on preparations for Sunday's national elections in Iraq.

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Thirty-one people, all believed to be Marines, were killed when a U.S. military transport helicopter crashed in bad weather in Iraq's western desert Wednesday.

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President Bush plans to request $80 billion in supplemental funding from Congress primarily for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as Congress' top budget analyst projected a $368 billion deficit for 2005 even without the added costs.

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In anticipation of Sunday's Iraqi elections, Margaret Warner talks with a reporter stationed in Baghdad.

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Iraqi security forces have arrested the top lieutenant to al-Qaida's leader in Iraq who is blamed for orchestrating some of the deadliest attacks on international missions, politicians and police, the prime minister's office said Monday.

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Two experts discuss the Jordanian militant and al-Qaida ally Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's pledge of an all out war on the January 30th Iraqi election.

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American troops launched new raids Thursday around the northern city of Mosul.

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A series of car bombings and shootings shook Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people as insurgents continued attacks ahead of national elections scheduled for Jan. 30.

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