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Iraqi leaders hail interim constitution; key issues remain.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Ken Dilanian
BAGHDAD, Iraq _ Iraq's Governing Council celebrated its new interim constitution Monday as a historic, progressive document that guarantees civil rights while offering careful compromises on the ethnic and religious disputes that are roiling postwar society.
But Iraqi and American officials acknowledged that the agreement leaves key questions unanswered, including how Iraq will choose the temporary government that will take power when the U.S.-led coalition returns sovereignty June 30.
"This will be measured in the annals of history as a turning point in the relationship between the state and the citizens in this country and in the region," said governing council member Samir Mahmoud Sumaidy, speaking several hours after the council reached agreement early Monday.
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