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Archive Home > 2008 > August > 04 > Iraq fails to pass election measure

Iraq fails to pass election measure


August 4, 2008

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers on Sunday failed to settle a dispute over the oil-rich city of Kirkuk and pass a provincial elections bill viewed as vital for national reconciliation, despite intense pressure from the United States and the United Nations.

The political stalemate came as a....

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