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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2005
Page
3
Iraq's Shiite-led parliament reversed last minute electoral law changes under pressure from the United States and United Nations. Sunni leaders, relieved, consider mobilizing to defeat the charter at the polls. A bomb at a Shiite mosque near Baghdad killed at least 25 and wounded 87 as Ramadan prayers began.
Amid Ramadan fighting, more than 270 killed in the last 10 days as about thousands of U.S. troops push two major offensives in western Iraq. Sunnis threaten a boycott after parliament changes interpret rules requiring two-thirds of registered voters to reject the referendum, not two-thirds of ballots cast.
Conservative senators and pundits questioned President Bush choice Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court. Sen. Trent Lott said more qualified options existed and many conservatives, including John Thune and George Will, remained uncertain about the pick as the Senate prepared to vote.
The Senate voted 90 to 9 to limit interrogation techniques for detainees in Iraq and elsewhere, with 46 Republicans joining 43 Democrats and one independent. Sen. John McCain led the push, citing military pleas for guidelines and warning of the loss of U S values. The White House threatened a veto on the broader defense bill containing the language.
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