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Premier Nouri al-Maliki said on Monday he has received assurances that judges will resolve a simmering row over who can stand in Iraq's general election before official campaigning starts on February 12. Around 100 lawmakers had gathered earlier at Parliament for an emergency session to debate a contentious decision to allow hundreds of candidates allegedly

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