Jalal Talabani

Conciliation is not capitulation, nor is compromise to be deemed equivalent to imbalanced concession.

Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different.

We must provide all kinds of freedom, personal and economic, to all Iraqis. I will fight for that.

As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.

When you first come into Parliament, it's a daunting place because you feel you've so much to learn. Once you've been re-elected, you feel much more confident. It just gives you a bit of a boost.