BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- One week before Iraqis vote on a constitution intended to remake their nation, U.S. and Arab diplomats are scrambling to broker last-minute concessions from Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish faction leaders that would persuade the Sunni Arab minority to drop its opposition to the proposed... -
Bargain Sought on Iraqi Charter A Week Ahead of Historic Vote
BAGHDAD, Oct. 8 -- One week before Iraqis vote on a constitution intended to remake their nation, U.S. and Arab diplomats are scrambling to broker last-minute concessions from Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish faction leaders that would persuade the Sunni Arab minority to drop its opposition to the proposed...-
By Jonathan Finer and Robin Wright