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Iraq election rivals meet in political ice breaker (AP)

June 12th, 2010

In this image released by the Iraqi government, former premier Ayad Allawi, left, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki meet in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 12, 2010. Iraq's top political rivals say they have taken a major step toward ending the power dispute that has stalled the nation's new government since March parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and former premier Ayad Allawi met for the first time Saturday since the vote that Allawi's Sunni-dominated Iraqiya coalition narrowly won. (AP Photo/ Iraqi Government, HO) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - The leaders of two rival political alliances battling to run Iraq’s new government took a step toward ending their power dispute Saturday, as the Sunni-backed coalition that won March elections now faces being sidelined in parliament.


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