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Iraqi Parliament Agrees on Senior Leadership

Old and new: From left, outgoing prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari; Abd Al-Aziz Hakim; Noori Shawes and new prime minister Jawad al-Malki.
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Old and new: From left, outgoing prime minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari; Abd Al-Aziz Hakim; Noori Shawes and new prime minister Jawad al-Malki.

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Jamie Tarabay
After reporting from Iraq for two years as NPR's Baghdad Bureau Chief, Jamie Tarabay is now embarking on a two year project reporting on America's Muslims. The coverage will take in the country's approx 6 million Muslims, of different ethnic, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and the issues facing their daily lives as Americans.
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