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New Iraq law lets Baathists reclaim jobs (AP)

Date : 03 Feb 2008 Category : World

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AP - Iraq's presidency council issued a law Sunday that will allow thousands of Saddam Hussein-era officials to return to government jobs, legislation viewed by the Bush administration as central to mending deep fissures between minority Sunni Arabs and Kurds and the majority Shiites who now wield power.

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