Iraq Accuses Sunni Lawmaker of Embezzling (AP)
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Iraqi soldiers watch vehicles pass through a checkpoint during the Muslim festival of Muharram, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi forces are stepping up security ahead of the most important date in the Shiite calendar _ the feast of Ashoura _ during the festival of Muharram to prevent a repeat of bombings by Sunni extremists that killed more than 200 people in the past two years. (AP Photo/Mohammed Hato)
AP - Iraqi authorities issued arrest warrants for a Sunni Arab member of parliament and his son, accusing them of embezzling millions of dollars meant to protect vulnerable oil pipelines, the head of a government watchdog agency said Sunday. |
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