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[Breitbart - Associated Press - breaking] Shiite Lawmaker Ridha Jawad Taqi said the government's Shiite and Kurdish blocs, which account for about 140 seats, or a slight majority in the legislature, were willing to hold a national referendum on the deal in 2009. That amounts to a concession to many Sunni Arab legislators, who have said they would support the security pact Wednesday if it was put to a nationwide vote next year.

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[StarTribune.com rss feed] Iraqi parliament delays vote on security pact with US until Thursday: A senior al-Maliki aide confirmed the concession by the Kurdish and Shiite blocs. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, he said a draft bill containing provisions for the referendum and a package of political reforms demanded by the Sunnis would be voted on separately in parliament.

[Kansas City Star: Breaking News] www.kansascity.com | 11/26/2008 | Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni ...: But the prime minister seeks a bigger win that transcends factionalism and sectarian divisions and reinforces the legitimacy of the pact, which could lead to full Iraqi sovereignty and close the bloody chapter that began with the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.</p><p>Shiite Lawmaker Ridha Jawad Taqi said the government's Shiite and Kurdish blocs, which account for about 140 seats, or a slight majority in parliament, were willing to hold a national referendum on the deal in 2009.</p><p>That is a concession to many Sunni Arab legislators, who have said they would support the security pact if it was put to a nationwide vote next year.</p><p>If that happens, the deal could be approved by parliament, but torpedoed by a "no" vote in the referendum.</p><p>A referendum would give the Iraqi people a chance to evaluate "whether their interests have been achieved,"

[News Trigger] Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact (AP) | News Trigger: AP - Iraq’s ruling Shiite and Kurdish blocs have made a key concession to a large group of Sunni Arab legislators in hopes of securing a big majority in a parliamentary vote on a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, a senior Shiite lawmaker and a .

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[News] Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact (AP): AP - Iraq's ruling Shiite and Kurdish blocs have made a key concession to a large group of Sunni Arab legislators in hopes.

[Extempers.NET News] Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact (AP) | Extempers ...: A US soldier jokes with a young Iraqi boy during a joint security operation. Iraqi MPs are expected Wednesday to endorse a wide-ranging accord that will allow US troops to remain another three years, despite reservations by Sunnis and .

[News from Asharq Alawsat English Edition] Iraqi lawmakers set to endorse US pact Asharq Alawsat Newspaper ...: The agreement to hold a referendum is seen as a concession by Kurdish and Shi'ite blocs to Sunni Arab deputies who have said they would back the security pact if it was put to a nationwide vote next year.

[Javno - World (English)] Iraqi Sunnis Unconvinced Of US Pact On Eve Of Vote - World - Javno: Iraqi Sunnis Unconvinced Of US Pact On Eve Of Vote Iraq`s leaders say there is unlikely to be enough time to arrange another vote on the deal if lawmakers reject it.

[HozNews] HozNews » Iraqi lawmakers set to endorse US pact”¦”¦”¦..: Attiya said the UIA and the government were willing to discuss such demands, but that a referendum was out of the question because there is no time to organise one before the UN mandate governing the troops expires on December 31.

[VIPK Blog] Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact (AP): AP - President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a "parallel government" in the countryside .

[Needlenose] Needlenose » Blog Archive » Iraq: What’s right with this picture?: For the moment, though, the debate is taking place in the political realm rather than on the streets, and that has to count as progress.  If Maliki has the sense and capacity to cut political deals with the Sunnis and Kurds to ensure broad support for the pact rather than steamroll it through by a narrow majority, that would be even more encouraging (though still transient).  We’ll know more on Monday, when the agreement is due to be voted on.

[Kentucky.com: News] Kentucky.com World - Wire: A senior al-Maliki aide confirmed the concession by the Kurdish and Shiite blocs. Speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject, he said a draft bill containing provisions for the referendum and a package of political reforms demanded by the Sunnis would be voted on separately in parliament.

[EUROPE TURKMEN FRIENDSHIPS] Why is the U.S. staying silent on its view of Iraq Pact? « EUROPE ...: The administration has sought to assuage such concerns by arguing that the pact doesn’t require the U.S. to give the Iraqis detailed information about planned operations, two officials said. For example, they said, the administration interprets the agreement to mean that U.S. commanders would merely need to inform their Iraqi counterparts that they plan to launch counterterrorism operations somewhere in an Iraqi city or province sometime during the month of January.

[Weasel Zippers] Weasel Zippers: Iraqi Sunnis, Shias Demonstrate in Favor of Pact ...: In the Sunni city of Tikrit””the hometown of executed dictator Saddam Hussein””and in the three mostly Shiite cities of Hilla, Samawah, and Basra, hundreds of people attended demonstrations, according to AFP correspondents.

[KHQ - News] KHQ Right Now - News and Weather for Spokane and North Idaho ...: A Shiite lawmaker says the concession involves a willingness to hold a national referendum on the deal in 2009. Sunni Arab legislators have said they would support the security pact today if it was put to a nationwide vote next year.

[Just Foreign Policy News] Just Foreign Policy News » Blog Archive » Just Foreign Policy News ...: Other than the followers of the radical Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who reject any agreement in principle (and who continue to bang their hands on their desks in Parliament when it is being discussed), most lawmakers consider the pact at least satisfactory, if not ideal.

[News/obituaries from www.azdailysun.com] azdailysun.com World: A senior Shiite lawmaker close to al-Maliki said parliament should pass the deal as long as the government promises to revoke or change it if implementation is deemed harmful to Iraqis. The comment by Khalid al-Attiyah, deputy parliament speaker, drew mild applause.

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