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Iraqi lawmakers pass election law

Iraqi lawmakers passed a long-delayed election law on Sunday to pave the way for a January poll, after parliament sidestepped a potentially explosive row over the oil-producing city of Kirkuk.

 

Sunni Lawmaker Assassinated in Iraq

The head of the largest Sunni bloc in the Iraqi Parliament was gunned down Friday while presiding over prayers at a mosque in downtown Baghdad.

 

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