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Sunni, Kurdish Leaders Deal Blow to Iraqi PM Jaafari

HeadlineApr 11, 2006

In Iraq, Sunni Arab and Kurdish leaders have rejected an effort to preserve the term of Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari. Jaafari was dealt another blow Monday when the Shiite coalition led by former premier Iyad Allawi voted to reject him as well. Iraqi politicians have come under pressure from the Bush administration to replace Jaafari with a new prime minister.

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