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Kirkuk status delays election vote

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Source: Reuters

Iraqi lawmakers delayed until Thursday a vote on amendments to a national election law on lingering issues over the status of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. Lawmakers in Parliament were expected to pass a measure on the election law earlier this month.

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