AP - Sat Oct 29, 8:28 AM ET
Former Iraqi prime minister Ayad Allawi, background left, and head of the Independent Democrats Movement, Adnan Bachachi, meet journalists presenting their electoral list for the upcoming elections, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005. In Baghdad, the campaign for Iraq's Dec. 15 parliamentary election effectively began as several of the 18 coalitions scheduled news conferences to unveil their tickets. (AP Photo/Samir Mizban)