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Iraqi protesters chant anti-government slogans in front of Kut's provincial headquarters building Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

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Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a man who collapsed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

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An Iraqi soldier enters the damaged provincial headquarters building in Kut, Iraq, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. On Wednesday about 2,000 stone-throwing demonstrators attacked local government offices, setting fire to some buildings, including the governor's house. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Iraqi riot police officers prevent anti-government protesters from entering the Basra provincial headquarters during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, 340 miles southeast of Baghdad Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators massed in the southern city of Basra to demand the ousting of the local governor, a day after a similar anti-government protest sparked violence that killed a few people. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

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Iraqi anti-government protesters carry a man who collapsed during a demonstration in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. The demonstrators demanded the local governor's ouster while protesters elsewhere stormed a local government building, the latest examples of the anger sweeping the country over poor government services and high unemployment. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, center, welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, and King Hussein of Jordan during a surprise visit to Baghdad on March 19, 1985. (AP Photo/File)

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Iraqi riot police prevent protestors demonstrating against the lack of basic services from entering the heavily guarded Green Zone during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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Iraqi army soldiers stand guard while protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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** FILE ** Iraqis gather at the ruins of the al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq, in February 2006. A car bomb killed eight pilgrims on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, as they made their way to the reconstructed mosque, one of Iraq's holiest Shi'ite shrines. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

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A bomb detonates on a street in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Wednesday as security forces and emergency vehicles pass along the main road on their way to attend the scene of another explosion. Car bombs ripped through the oil-rich Iraqi city killing at least six and wounding some 35 others. (Associated Press)

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Security forces, emergency responders and civilians stand near a destroyed building after a car-bomb attack in Kirkuk, Iraq, 180 miles north of Baghdad, on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Emad Matti)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, he will return half of his annual salary to the government's treasury in a symbolic effort to balance the standard of living between the nation's rich and poor. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

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** FILE ** Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

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Shi'ite pilgrims pray at the Imam Abbas shrine in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, as faithful flock to the holy city for Arbaeen, marking the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)

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A protester wearing a Tony Blair mask, takes part in a demonstration against the former British prime minister outside the venue of the inquiry into the Iraq war, in London, Friday, Jan. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

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Men carry the body of a man killed in a bombing in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. A pair of bombs blasted through security checkpoints ringing the Iraqi holy city of Karbala Thursday and killed scores of people, many of whom were Shi'ite pilgrims headed to observe yearly religious rituals. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)

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Shi'ite pilgrims march on their way to Karbala for Arbaeen, in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. The holiday marks the end of the forty-day mourning period after the anniversary of the 7th century martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A destroyed car after a bombing in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. A pair of bombs blasted through security checkpoints ringing the Iraqi holy city of Karbala Thursday and killed scores, most of whom were Shi'ite pilgrims headed to observe yearly religious rituals. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)

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Iraqi police help a wounded comrade to safety in Karbala, 50 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. A pair of bombs blasted through security checkpoints ringing the Iraqi holy city of Karbala Thursday and killed at scores, most of whom were Shi'ite pilgrims headed to observe yearly religious rituals. (AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)