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CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST IRAQI OFFICIALS

By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS (AP)

A court has dropped charges, at least for now, against two former government officials accused of allowing Shiite death squads to use ambulances and government hospitals to carry out kidnappings and killings, attorneys said Monday.

The case has been seen by minority Sunnis in this majority-Shiite country as a major test of the judiciary system, because a Shiite prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, leads the government.

The charges could be reinstated if prosecutors successfully appeal the decision to drop the charges against former Deputy Health Minister Hakim al-Zamili and Brig. Ge...

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Analysis McCain, GOP Face Fall Hurdles By Gerald Herbert (AP)

John McCain's last-man-standing strategy prevailed. Now, onto the general election and the hurdles that come with it.

"It's an uphill battle. We have a tough fight ahead," the likely GOP nominee said recently of the next chapter of his presidential quest _ and truer words may never have been spoken.

Once McCain gets the 1,191 delegates needed to officially clinch the nomination, the party and its new standard-bearer then must convince a public craving change to keep a Republican in the White House in the midst of a drawn-out Iraq war and a sluggish economy.

That's a daunting task by any measure.

But several factors further complicate his run.

Approaching age 72 this year, McCain would be the oldest president ever elected and is certain to face doubts and questions that come with that distinction. His offbeat humor and occasional temper can be grating to even those who know him best. And, his record of breaking with the GOP to work across the aisle irks the conservative wing of the party that he'll need in the fall. Read More...

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