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The Shiite Schisms
April 20, 2006 0540 GMT
Highly anticipated public talks between the United States and Iran over the future of Iraq have been lagging behind schedule, while the rhetorical exchanges between Tehran and Washington over Iran’s nuclear program have been gaining volume. A sticking point must be resolved before public talks can take place: the political impasse that has delayed the formation of a permanent government in Baghdad.

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