Iraqi PM Rejects Forming Emergency Government

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has rejected forming an emergency government to help the country counter a surge by Sunni Islamist militants. Maliki said Wednesday during a televised address that such a move would go against the constitution and the results of Iraq's April 30 parliamentary elections. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that Iraqi leaders assured him they would meet a July 1 deadline for beginning to form the post-election government. Both Kerry...

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