3/31/2006
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani (C) smiles as he sits between with the head of the Shi’ite bloc United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) Abdel Aziz al-Hakim (R) and Iraqi …
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