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		<title>Political crisis must not compromise ultimate mission of serving Kurds and greater Kurdistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gripped by quarrels, division and uncertainty, the past few months has hardly been a golden period for Kurdish politics. However, the prospect of parliamentary and presidential elections against the backdrop of a bitter dispute between ruling parties and the opposition over the draft Kurdish constitution which if passed would have allowed Massaud Barzani to serve [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at Democracy in Kurdistan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From fighting in the mountains to running in parliament, fundamental achievements have been made since 1991 but democracy is still bogged by changing times, factional alliances and increasing expectations of the people. To state that 1991 was a unique milestone in Kurdish history is perhaps the understatement of the century, for the Kurds, quite literally. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Kurdish Authorities Welcome CPJ Report on Kurdish Press</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received much praise and attention as an oasis of peace and economic prosperity, particularly in contrast to an Iraq blighted by turmoil, one of the criticisms has been a lack of a fully liberal press. Although a blossoming media has been witnessed in a relatively short period, with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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