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June 15, 2009

Top Sunni Lawmaker Assassinated in Iraq
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In Iraq, a top Sunni lawmaker was assassinated on Friday shortly after
giving a sermon calling on authorities to investigate the widespread
reports of torture in Iraqi prisons. Harith al-Obaidi is the third Iraqi
lawmaker to be assassinated since parliament was elected in 2005.



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