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	<title>Bashdar Pusho Ismaeel &#187; Iraq Federalism</title>
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		<title>The regional fear of the disintegration of Iraq is out-dated, it has already happened.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fear of the disintegration of Iraq is hardly breaking news. A persistent theme of the past 9 or so years of the new Iraq has been how to preserve unity and bring about true national reconciliation amongst a climate of deep mistrust. Iraq in its transition to democracy may have achieved historical junctures but [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Amidst Political Wrangling, the Existing Guiding Light in Iraq, the Constitution, is sidelined.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hopes for a swift ratification of the provincial election law, after parliament&#8217;s summer recess, have been dashed with the negotiations assuming the same protracted path. Further attempts at reaching a compromise agreement have only culminated in heightened emotions in rival camps. Earlier this week Kurdish lawmakers rejected amendments to the elections law regarding Kirkuk, a [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Time for Realism&#8217; But is it Really the Kurds in Need of a Reality Check?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Evidently, the Kurds have excelled under de-facto autonomy since 2003, whilst the rest of Iraq has been in turmoil and insurgency. However, it is often forgotten that Kurds have been practicing self-rule and increasing prosperity since 1991. Kurds chose to rejoin Iraq under a &#8216;voluntary&#8217; union, whilst inheriting their pre-2003 status. Depending on your source [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New Dispute Over National Budget Marks Mounting Friction Between KRG and Baghdad</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iraqi Political Paradigm &#8211; taking one step forward and two back. The transitional road to democracy in Iraq has been symbolised by protracted negotiations, widespread animosity and mistrust and above all a lack of lasting compromise. However, in spite of the recent commendations by the US administration and the United Nations on progress in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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