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Militant cleric appeals for calm

CONSTITUTIONAL CLASH Political leaders tried to rein in their followers yesterday after the debate over Iraq's future triggered violent fighting in several cities between rival groups

AFP AND AP , BAGHDAD

But Sunnis warned that even if the charter wins parliamentary approval, it would fail in a referendum due in October, ahead of elections in December.

The constitution fails if two-third people of any three provinces vote against it. The Sunnis are majority in Al-Anbar, Nineveh and Salaheddin.

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