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AP Exclusive: UN suggests power-sharing for Kirkuk (AP) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PDT AP - Seeking to head off an explosion of ethnic violence, the United Nations will call for a power-sharing system of government for Iraq's deeply divided region of Kirkuk in the oil-rich north.

Arrest of Sunni leaders raises fears of broader clashes (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 04:21 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD_The arrest of two Sunni paramilitary leaders in Baghdad and the violent clashes that followed this weekend have cast a harsh light on a U.S. program on which Iraq's future stability may depend - the integration of U.S.-backed militias into Iraq's security forces and government ministries.

US won't speed up troop withdrawals from Iraq (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 02:34 PM PDT AFP - President Barack Obama said he would not speed up troop withdrawals from Iraq, arguing the country was "moving in the right direction" but still needed US help.

Arrest of anti-Qaeda chief triggers Baghdad clash (AFP) Posted: 29 Mar 2009 02:06 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi forces clashed with anti-Al-Qaeda militants in Baghdad for a second straight day on Sunday, as US troops ordered fighters to hand over weapons or face reprisals.

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