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Iraqi lawmakers deadlock over election

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BAGHDAD | A long-sought political consensus in Iraq over how to conduct crucial upcoming elections fell apart Tuesday over the thorny issue of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, an Iraqi lawmaker said.

The new snag came as an al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings Sunday in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people. Many fear the political deadlock over the new law will delay elections, now slated for January, and open the door to renewed violence.

In Kirkuk, which is claimed by Kurds, Arabs and Turkomens, the dispute focuses on whether all the people living there should be allowed to vote in the election.

Arabs and Turkomen would like the city to be divided into four districts in which they would have some plurality, while the Kurds want the whole city to be a single district that they could dominate with their swelling numbers.

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