Iranian Leader, in Baghdad, Hails 'New Chapter' in Ties with Iraq

BAGHDAD, March 2 -- As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with Iraq's leaders on Sunday, the first visit by a Middle Eastern head of state since the U.S.-led invasion, he engaged a country in which Iran's influence is deepening but also provoking growing criticism from Iraqis.
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Sudarsan Raghavan and Amit R. Paley

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