Iraqi prime minister withdraws; new leader sought From: The Topeka Capital-Journal | Date: April 21, 2006| Author: Robert H. Reid | Copyright 2006 The Topeka Capital-Journal. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

By Robert H. Reid

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bowing to intense pressure, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari agreed Thursday to allow Shiite lawmakers to find someone else to lead the new government, abandoning his claim on another term in the face of Sunni and Kurdish opposition.

Al-Jaafari's abrupt reversal was an apparent breakthrough in the monthslong struggle to form a national unity government. The Bush administration hopes such a government will curb Iraq's ...

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