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Planned Raids of Shiite Districts Called Off

BAGHDAD, April 4 -- Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Friday aborted plans to continue raiding Shiite militia strongholds, an apparent attempt to avoid a protracted standoff with powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
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By Ernesto Londoño

 
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