Nouri Al-Maliki

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes a point at a joint news conference with President Obama on Monday at the White House. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, accompanied by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, speaks during a news conference at the White House on Dec. 12, 2011. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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President Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki at the White House on Dec. 12, 2011. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. (left) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold a joint news conference in Baghdad on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

** FILE ** In this Saturday, April 12, 2011, file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at his office in the heavily protected Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

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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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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki waits to submit his new government for approval to the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad on Tuesday. Iraqi lawmakers unanimously approved the new government. (Associated Press)

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In this photo released by the Iraqi government, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (second from right) on Thursday formally asks Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (second from left) to form the next government in Baghdad. Mr. al-Maliki agreed. (Associated Press)

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Leaders of Iraq's main political blocs meeting Monday are (front row, from left) ex-Prime Minister Ibrahim Jafari, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani and ex- Prime Minister Ayad Allawi. (Iraqi government via Associated Press)

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Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, reportedly told his visitor, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, that Iraq's 7-month-old political crisis needs to be resolved. (Iranian Supreme Leader's office via Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 18, 2006, file photo, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki walks through central Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani, File)

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Vice President Joe Biden (left) speaks Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (right) as Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh (center) looks on in Baghdad, Iraq. Biden said all political blocs must be included in the new Iraqi government in order for it to succeed. (Associated Press)