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Iraqi PM to make "very important announcement" :US
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki will make a "very important announcement" at a news conference in Baghdad due to start around 10:30 a.m. (0730 GMT) on Thursday, the U.S. military said.
An official in Maliki's office said he would hold a news conference with the top U.S. commander in Iraq, General George Casey, but did not give details.
It was not clear whether it was related to the expected nomination of new interior and defense ministers in Maliki's government.
Shi'ite sources told Reuters Maliki has won the approval of his Shi'ite Alliance for nominees for the interior and defense posts and that he will present them to parliament on Thursday.
In a statement sent to Western media, the press office of U.S.-led forces in Iraq said about Maliki's expected announcement: "It is very significant news."
Maliki, a Shi'ite Islamist, took office on May 20 at the helm of a self-styled government of national unity, but infighting forced him to leave the key security jobs temporarily vacant.
He has pledged to rein in sectarian and guerrilla violence plaguing Iraq three years after Saddam Hussein's ouster.
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I hope it's the end of this beast.
Thank you STARWISE.
That is interesting.
Checked over 20 sites.
Nothing.
Still checking.
I think that this time, it's for real. I hope it is and not just another false "WE GOT HIM", yet again.
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