Iraqi Leaders: Pres Ill, in Jordan - VP Escaped Bomb Blast

Things aren't going great for the leadership of Iraq. The President, Mr. Talabani is now in Jourdan for tests after having passed out and the Vice President, Mr' Abdul-Madhi was slightly injured in an assasination attempt. Here's more on what's happening:

From ABC News:

Ill Iraqi President in Jordan for Tests
By SHAFIKA MATTAR

AMMAN, Jordan Feb 25, 2007 (AP)— Iraqi President Jalal Talabani fell ill Sunday and was rushed unconscious to a hospital before being flown to neighboring Jordan for an immediate medical checkup, medical and government officials said.

Talabani's son, Qubad Talabani, said his father was suffering from fatigue and exhaustion.

"He did not have a heart attack" or a stroke, he told CNN. He said his father had "made his own way off the plane" when he landed in Jordan.

"He's absolutely up and about, being able to communicate," the president's son said.

Iraq's ambassador to Jordan, Saad Al-Hayyani, told The Associated Press Talabani had not suffered a heart attack or stroke.

And the assassination attempt on the VP from the AP:

Iraqi vice president dodges bomb; 10 die
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
Iraq's vice president escaped an apparent assassination attempt Monday after a bomb exploded in municipal offices where he was making a speech, knocking him down with the force of the blast that left at least 10 people dead.

Adel Abdul-Mahdi was bruised and hospitalized for medical exams, an aide said. Police initially blamed the attack on a bomb-rigged car, but later said the explosives were apparently planted inside the building.

The attack sent another message that suspected Sunni militants could strike anywhere despite a major security crackdown across the capital.

Iraqis also looked to neighboring Jordan for news of their president, Jalal Talabani, who was being treated after falling unconscious Sunday. His son, Qubad Talabani, said the 73-year-old leader was "up and about" and blamed the episode on fatigue and exhaustion.

The Iraqi ambassador to Jordan said Talabani was stable at an Amman hospital. "There's nothing dangerous about his case," Saad al-Hayyani told The Associated Press.

The bomb struck while Abdul-Mahdi, a Shiite, was addressing municipal officials in the upscale Mansour district, which has many embassies and saw a rise in private security patrols after past kidnappings blamed on militants.

Abdul-Mahdi is one of two vice presidents. The other, Tariq al-Hashemi, is Sunni.