Role of Islam in Iraq's legal framework debated
Iraq seeks to enshrine Islam as the main basis of law sparking fears of a fundamentalist shift. Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni figures debate wording while Ayatollah Sistani calls for strong Islamic influence without clerical rule.
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Bombs in Basra and Baghdad Kill Nine, Wound Children
Assailants struck Basra near a British consulate convoy killing two British contractors and wounding two Iraqi children. In Baghdad a separate car bomb near the National Theater in Karradah killed seven, including three policemen. al Qaeda in Iraq claimed the attacks.
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Deaths in Iraq rise with 1789 US service members dead
AP tallies show at least 1,789 U.S. military deaths since the Iraq war began, with 1,382 from hostile action. A roadside bomb near a convoy and a separate attack in Ramadi caused no U.S. casualties that day. Iraqi official al Rubaie listed several Shiite and Kurdish cities as early candidates for transfer from multinational to Iraqi control.
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