Iraq's top Shiite cleric backs early parliamentary elections

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Sunday threw his support behind the prime minister's announcement that parliamentary elections will be held ahead of schedule next year, saying the timing should not serve the interests of political groups. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani’s comments came in a statement released ...

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