Iraqi leaders: Coalition government almost in place, will help

Sunday, January 8, 2006

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's fractious political groups could form a coalition government within weeks, the country's president said Saturday, as U.S. officials have increased post-election contacts with disaffected Sunni Arabs linked to the insurgency.

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