Iraq’s prime minister asked to form next government
ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister appealed to the country’s warring political factions for unity after formally accepting on Thursday a request by the president to form the next government, part of a deal to end an eight-month deadlock over who would lead the country the next four years. The long-awaited request from President Jalal Talabani sets in motion a 30-day timeline to …