No good choices for mainstream Sunni on Iraqi constitution

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Rebuffed in the constitution deliberations, Sunni Arabs now face a dilemma: boycott the Oct. 15 referendum on a new charter and hand the Shiites a landslide victory, or take part in a vote that demographics suggest they'll lose.

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