In Iraq, Assembly Deadlocks On Leader ; Anger, Walkouts Mar 2nd Meeting
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › March 30, 2005
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - In a chaotic session marred by shouting, finger- pointing and walkouts by Iraq's top leaders, the new parliament failed Tuesday to choose a speaker - an impasse that exposed tensions and raised concerns about a government that still isn't in place two months after landmark elections.
The National Assembly's second meeting ever was certainly its stormiest - marked by outbursts of anger and wrangling among Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish legislators. The session was first delayed for nearly three hours, then abruptly closed to the media, its live TV feed cut off.See the full content of this document
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In Iraq, Assembly Deadlocks On Leader ; Anger, Walkouts Mar 2nd Meeting
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