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No.#67 Friday, Jan 22, 2010
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Should Jalal Talabani be re-elected as Iraqi President?



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President Talabani takes part in Nawroz Summit

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The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on Saturday took part in a Nawroz summit in the Iranian capital Tehran with a group of leaders in the region. “Because Nawroz invites everyone for freedom, oppressors are ...

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