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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2011 file photo, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, left, and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, chat during a special ceremony at Camp Victory in Baghdad. Opponents of Al-Maliki have failed to muster enough support to bring him down in a vote of no confidence, Talabani said in a statement posted on his website Sunday, June 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, Pool, File)

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Embattled Iraqi PM holding on to power for now

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June 11, 2012 9:01 am

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 23, 2011 file photo, Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during an interview with the Associated Press near Sulaimaniyah, 160 miles (260 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. Iraq's first major trial dealing with the countryâs savage Sunni-Shiite sectarian killings is tainted by politics, critics say _ an ominous sign for those hoping for justice for tens of thousands of victims of street executions, bombings and kidnappings. The defendant, Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, says charges that he ran Sunni death squads are part of a political vendetta by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Shiite. Al-Hashemi's nine-member legal team walked out in protest in the second court session late last month, citing judicial bias. And the prosecution's case relies heavily on the testimony of co-defendants, that the defense claimed was coerced, pointing to one who died in custody. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

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Critics say politics tainting trial of Iraqi VP

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June 8, 2012 6:51 pm

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