Shiite leaders block signing of interim Iraqi charter
Shiite leaders refuse to sign the interim constitution after top cleric Ayatollah Sistani objects to portions, delaying the signing ceremony and delaying transfer of sovereignty. The Governing Council reconvenes Monday to resolve issues, while Bremer promotes the charter.
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Shiite split blocks Iraq interim constitution in veto plan
Two main issues drove Friday's Shiite decision on the interim charter. A hard clause allows a 2005 vote on a permanent constitution to fail if two thirds in any three of Iraq's 18 provinces reject it, risking Kurdish veto power over a plan to curb northern self-rule. Shiite leaders object to minority veto and seek a five member presidency rotating among Shiites Kurds and a Sunni. Finnish experts to Iraq for mass grave exhumations as potential war crimes case against Saddam Hussein.
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