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Bush Says U.S. Will Not Block Sadr Political Role
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) said on Tuesday the United States would not oppose a political role in Iraq (news - web sites) for Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, the fiery radical Bush branded an anti-democratic thug just last month. ...

...U.S. authorities vowed to capture or kill Sadr earlier this spring, after he and his Mehdi Army militia launched an uprising against American-led occupation troops. ...