December 12, 2005 (vol. 116, iss. 47) • Page Image 2
… assembly, which will serve for four years, will then choose a new government that U.S. officials hope can win the confidence of the dis- affected Sunni Arab minority _ the foundation of the insurgency…
…- ful banners and placards on the streets, and press con- ferences before audiences packed with supporters. Most attention has focused on Sunni Arabs, who largely boycotted the Jan. 30 election to…
… protest the con- tinued U.S. military presence. With most Sunni Arabs staying home, Shiites and Kurds won more than 220 of the 275 parliamentary seats - a move that sharpened communal tensions and fueled…
… the Sunni-dominated insurgency. This time, more Sunni Arab candidates are in the race, and changes in the election law to allocate most seats by province instead of based on a party's nation- wide total…
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