Kirkuk lawmaker wary of city's status

upi.com     May 14, 2008            

BAGHDAD, May 13 (UPI) -- A Kurdish lawmaker Tuesday said Baghdad is so divided over a constitutional provision concerning the legal status of Kirkuk that it won't address the issue. Iraqi lawmakers extended by six months a December deadline to address Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution.... [read full story]                

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Experts Urge Power-Sharing for Kirkuk

iwpr.net     May 13, 2008          

But Kurds in no mood to give up on demand for referendum on province’s fate. By Mariwan Hama-Saeed in Washington (ICR No. 258, `13-May-08) Kurds should explore the possibility of a power-sharing agreement for Kirkuk because the competing claims of the province’s communities will not be resolved...                

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