Iraq PM Plans Cabinet Shake-Up...

Iraq PM Plans Cabinet Shake-Up...

rime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said today that he was planning a major shakeup of his cabinet, in an apparent effort to redress his government failures to improve public services, curb widespread corruption and reduce sectarian violence.

Mr. Maliki told a closed session of the Shiite-dominated Iraqi Parliament that he had been forced to accept his current ministers last spring under pressure from the political blocs, several members of Parliament said, and he asked for more independence in choosing new candidates.

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