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Iraqi PM changes team negotiating U.S. troops pact

 
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has reshuffled a negotiating team seeking to finalize an agreement on the future presence of U.S. troops here, a senior Iraqi politician said on Thursday. (link)

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