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Iraqi Prime Minister Wins Key Provinces in Recent Elections

washingtonpost.com
Feb. 5, 2009
BAGHDAD, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki posted significant victories in Iraq's provincial elections, winning Baghdad and eight provinces in Iraq's Shiite south, according to official preliminary results released Thursday.
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