Shiite officials begin talks to form 'national unity government'

Sunday, December 25, 2005

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's leading Shiite religious bloc on Saturday condemned protests by Sunni Arab and secular groups claiming that parliamentary elections were fraudulent, and it rejected calls for a new ballot.

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