Shiites balk at signing interim constitution
Saturday, March 6, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Shiite leaders refused to sign an interim constitution after Iraq's top Shiite cleric rejected portions of the charter, in a last-minute dispute that wrecked a planned signing ceremony Friday and marred a landmark in the U.S. plans to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqis.
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