Urmiye.org http://urmiye.org/mod/news/index.php en-us CuteNews <![CDATA[Biden says Iraq close to forming government]]> http://urmiye.org/mod/news/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1283419681&archive= WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, in Iraq to mark the end of U.S. combat operations, said on Wednesday he believed Iraqis were close to forming a new government but a senior Iraqi politician called that view "very optimistic".

Biden told CBS's "Early Show" that he had been speaking with all of Iraq's main leaders and believed there were good chances of a deal being struck soon.

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