Baath Reconciliation Bill Draws Anger of Shiite Bloc

BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 -- A draft law that would ease restrictions on former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party, a measure seen by the Bush administration as crucial to national reconciliation, was presented in parliament on Sunday for the first time.
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Zaid Sabah and Sudarsan Raghavan

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