Iraqi Leaders to Make Changes in Constitution ; Deal Could Gain Sunni Backing for Proposed Charter

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Key Iraqi government leaders agreed Tuesday to change some of the most controversial points in the proposed constitution, and the nation's largest Sunni party, the Iraqi Islamic Party, said that if the National Assembly passed the changes, it would ask its followers to vote for the document.

The deal could mark a breakthrough in gaining broader support for the constitution in Saturday's referendum, and raises hopes that Iraq's struggle toward democracy could be taking an important step at a time when the country has appeared to be slipping deeper into violent conflict between minority Sunni and majority Shiite Muslims.

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Iraqi Leaders to Make Changes in Constitution ; Deal Could Gain Sunni Backing for Proposed Charter

The agreement came on a day when insurgent attacks killed at least 54 people in a new upswing of ...

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