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Article: Iraq Constitution Drafters Short on Time
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MARIAM FAM, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-09-2005
Dateline: BAGHDAD, Iraq
An Iraqi man at the offices of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr adds his name to a petition calling for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq during a signature collection Saturday, July 9, 2005. In the coming days Sadr's office plans to collect one million signatures calling for the end of the American presence in Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
Iraqi lawmakers and politicians drafting a new constitution face an abundance of tough issues: the structure of government, federalism and the role of religion _ and only five weeks to resolve them.
The daunting task is compounded by the diversity of Iraq's ethnic and ...