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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Deep within Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, Iraq's prime minister-designate hailed the formation of a new Cabinet as the "first step toward building a new Iraq."
But the lawmakers had failed to agree on names for key posts such as oil and defense, and disagreement remained about whether to include officials who served in Saddam Hussein's regime.See the full content of this document
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Parliament Approves New Iraqi Government
Iraq's National Assembly on Thursday approved the country's first democratically elected government, a Shiite-dominated body that excludes the Sunni minority from meaningful positions and could hamper efforts to dampen the deadly insurgency.
The outcome signaled another surprising political comeback for Ahmad Chalabi, the one-time Pentagon favorite wh...See the full content of this document
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