Contradictory Headlines

NYTimes: "Conservatives to Dominate Afghanistan"
LATimes: "Karzai Supporters May Dominate Afghanistan's New Parliament"

I am really confused. Says the AP article in the LATimes:

Nearly all winning candidates ran as independents, making it difficult to
determine where power will lie in the 249-seat legislature. But Western
diplomats and other political analysts said it appeared that supporters of
the U.S.-backed Karzai dominate.

"The government has the support of more than 50% in the parliament," said Ali Amiri, a respected political analyst who writes on Afghan affairs. "There are some small opposition groups, but nothing big enough to challenge Karzai."

...

Ahmad Fahim Hakim, deputy chairman of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, said more than half of the winners are regional strongmen, prompting fear that they will block efforts to reform government and bring to justice those responsible for years of bloodshed.

But the NYTimes article states:

Based on early analyses of the full results of the Sept. 18 elections, the
National Assembly will be dominated by religious conservatives and jihadist
figures. They may form a strong base of opposition to the president, Hamid
Karzai.

The AP article seems to be talking only about the 249 member "Wolesi Jirga" or "House of the People". The voting for that Jirga occurred September 18th but results have been delayed due to an investigation into possible ballot-box stuffing. The NYTimes notes that 32 members of the upper house or "Meshrano Jirga" were elected this Saturady. Thirty-four of the 102 members of this legislature will be appointed by Kazai.

Today's Papers over at the Slate mentioned this discrepency in headlines.