Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Friday he was backing Iraq's prime minister to retain power in a move that could speed an end to a seven-month political impasse. Iraq - Muqtada al-Sadr - Prime minister - Middle East - Nouri al-Maliki
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Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said on Friday he was backing Iraq's prime minister to retain power in a move that could speed an end to a seven-month political impasse. Iraq - Muqtada al-Sadr - Prime minister - Middle East - Nouri al-Maliki