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U.N.'s Ban praises Iraqi election law

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised Iraqi lawmakers for passing a key election law in time for a January parliamentary election. Full Article at United Press International

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