Iraqi parliament meets to try to resolve crisis
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Iraqi lawmakers met on Wednesday in an attempt to end a protracted standoff over the 2008 budget and other bills, which has led to some calls for parliament to be disbanded.
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Bombers and gunmen killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens across Iraq on Monday, while parliament leaders again put off debate on legislation that some Iraqis fear could threaten the country's unity and bring even more violence.
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Ukraine's parliament holds an emergency session to discuss the turmoil caused by the disputed presidential election.
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Iraq's parliament might take a week to start debating a key draft oil law, officials said on Wednesday, as complaints from Shi'ite and Sunni Arab politicians and Kurdish authorities signaled its passage could be rocky.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was   expected to present a national reconciliation plan to   parliament on Sunday aimed at defusing the Sunni insurgency and   tackling sectarian violence, political sources said.
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Iraq's parliament took tentative steps   on Tuesday to resolve a deadlock over autonomous regions, the   divisive issue that has split its politicians on sectarian   lines, as fresh clashes erupted in southern Baghdad.
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Iraq's parliament abruptly adjourned on   Thursday after several Shi'ite lawmakers tried to force debate   on the divisive issue of federalism, which Sunnis fear could   lead to the breakup of the oil-rich country.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: It was meant to be a grand forum to help solve the increasingly bloody problem of Iraq. The result was an expeditious meeting that took a lofty stand but promised little in the way of action.
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The French government have held crisis talks on the fate of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq amid growing uncertainty over whether their
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CAIRO -- The Iraqi government and Arab countries have broken into bitter squabbling ahead of a Baghdad conference tomorrow that the United States had hoped would finally unite them in efforts to stabilize the war-torn nation.
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The French government convoked Monday an emergency meeting over the release of two French journalists still held in hostage in Iraq, after parliamentary deputy Didier Julia&#39;s failure to secure their release.
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Iraq's leaders have just months to mend   their differences or see their country collapse, the speaker of   parliament told wrangling deputies on Wednesday after a car   bomb caused dozens of casualties in the morning rush hour.
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BAGHDAD -- Bombs, mortar rounds, and shootings left more than 40 Iraqis dead yesterday as Iraqi politicians met to discuss a possible Cabinet shake-up in an attempt to improve the government's track record on stemming violence.
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki made an urgent plea on Sunday to the rival sectarian factions in his government to end disputes that he said were behind the bloodshed and crisis of recent days.
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Iraq's main political parties are deadlocked over a key oil law and the legislation has been sent back to party leaders to see if they can salvage it, an official involved in the talks said Thursday.
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Iraqi leaders met for a second day on  Monday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting in  Najaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime Minister  Iyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels.
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Ukraine's parliament is due to hold an emergency session to discuss the political turmoil caused by the disputed presidential election.