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2 Iraqis Killed in Mosul Car Bomb Blast
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Blast occurred in western part of city, where insurgent activities
have been on the rise in recent months The U.S. military in Iraq says
a car bomb explosion in the northern city of Mosul Wednesday, killed
two people and wounded 14 others.

The blast occurred in a western part of the city, where insurgent
activities have been on the rise in recent months.

Meanwhile in Baghdad, Iraq's main Shi'ite alliance selected interim
Vice President Ibrahim al-Jaafari as its candidate for prime minister.

The choice was announced Tuesday following three days of negotiations
and after another United Iraqi Alliance member, Ahmed Chalabi,
withdrew his candidacy. The alliance won 48 percent of the vote in
January's election, but it needs two-thirds of the National Assembly
to back its candidate in order to form a government.

Mr. al-Jaafari faces a challenge from incumbent Prime Minister Iyad
Allawi, whose party slate only won 14 percent of the vote.


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