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Transcript: Iraqi Prime Minister Pushes to Broaden Coalition
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NPR All Things Considered
08-17-2007
Iraqi Prime Minister Pushes to Broaden Coalition
tHis is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. From NPR News
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
In Iraq this week, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced the new political alliance. Shiite and Kurdish parties are coming together in an attempt to break the long-running political impasse in Baghdad. But Sunni leaders are not taking part, and some key Shiite groups are also staying away.
NPR's Jamie Tarabay sat down for an interview with the prime minister today, and she has this report.
JAMIE TARABAY: Nouri al-Maliki has ...