U.S. Officials Look Toward Iraq Elections

NPR | By Philip Reeves

Published November 30, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

The U.S. steps up efforts to ensure the January elections for a transitional assembly are held on time, despite the intensifying insurgency in Iraq's Sunni Muslim heartland. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

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