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BAGHDAD — The head of a Sunni-backed political party, Ayad Allawi, will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his rival, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle to end months of post- election dealmaking.
The breakthrough cements what the Obama administration has been pushing for as U.S. troops prepare to leave Iraq by the end of next year: an inclusive government that distributes power among Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds to forge stability after more than seven years of war.
