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Iraq's PM designate mired in Cabinet dilemma

Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi is unable to form a Cabinet accepted by Iraqi protesters and political parties.
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BAGHDAD — Following his latest failed effort to form a Cabinet this week, Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, who was nominated as a compromise candidate for solving the political deadlock between the protesters, the state and varied political parties, is losing support from all sides.

Sunni and Kurdish blocs boycotted a parliamentary session Feb. 28, leading to its cancellation. The blocs complained that Allawi had not consulted them about selecting his Cabinet.

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