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New Iraqi council holds first meeting
A United States-backed council held its inaugural meeting in Baghdad yesterday, heralded as a first step towards a democratic government in postwar Iraq. The 25 members of the Iraqi Governing Council opened the session in the former Military Industrialisation Commission building in central Baghdad shortly before midday. (Getty Images)
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A United States-backed council held its inaugural meeting in Baghdad yesterday, heralded as a first step towards a democratic government in postwar Iraq. The 25 members of the Iraqi Governing Council opened the session in the former Military Industrialisation Commission building in central Baghdad shortly before midday. (Getty Images)...Sydney Morning Herald

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