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Article: Bohemian Berlin revolts over McDonald's ; EUROPE
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2007
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Iraq's largest Sunni political group will end all participation
in the national government next week unless the prime minister
complies with a lengthy list of demands, the group announced
Wednesday.
The announcement by the Iraqi Accordance Front dealt another blow
to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose desire to create a cohesive
administration has been crippled by tensions between rival Shiite
groups and a sense of alienation among Sunnis. The government also
has failed to pass several pieces of legislation that the Bush
administration considers essential to promote national
reconciliation.
The threatened political boycott is also a setback for President
Bush, who is expecting a progress ...