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TALLIL AIRBASE, Iraq (Reuters) - First talks on the future of Iraq were attended on Tuesday by Iraqi political and religious leaders, as well as U.S. and British officials. A report published on the Web site of the U.S. Central Command war headquarters in Qatar said a 13-point statement had been released at the end of the meeting. It was not immediately clear whether the meeting had formally adopted the statement, which follows: 1. Iraq must be democratic. 2. The future government of Iraq should not be based on communal identity. 3. A future government should be organized as...