Sunnis Urged to Take Part in Coming Elections; Hardline Cleric Condemns Kidnappings
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BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A Sunni Arab group called on Sunnis to take part in future elections on Monday, and a leading Sunni hardline cleric condemned kidnappings as police searched for a top Egyptian diplomat seized over the weekend.
Sunnis boycotted the Jan. 30 vote, which went overwhelmingly to Shiites -- an outcome that boosted the Sunni-led insurgency by convincing many Sunnis they would be marginalized in the new Iraq.See the full content of this document
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Sunnis Urged to Take Part in Coming Elections; Hardline Cleric Condemns Kidnappings
Political efforts to encourage Sunni extremists to join in the building of a new Iraq received a boost Monday whe...
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