Maliki heralds new Iraq Cabinet despite several in acting positions
Tuesday, December 21, 2010 – Powered by –> Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki overcame last-minute bickering within his fragile coalition and submitted his new cabinet Monday, clearing a key hurdle to seating a government more than nine months after elections. But nearly one-third of the nominees were only acting ministers, an attempt to buy time to work out disagreements with a key part of Maliki’s coalition – the hardline Shiite faction loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Parliament was expected to vote on the list of 42 ministers and other top government posts as early as Tuesday,…
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