A joint statement in Baghdad by the U.S. Embassy and American forces "warmly" congratulated the Iraqis on the legislation and called it a "significant commitment to address important issues and find political bases on which to move forward."
Debate on the provincial election measure was raucous and ended in an 82-82 tie, broken by parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, a Sunni. Tuesday night, he threatened to disband the legislature and call early elections because lawmakers had been unable to compromise or even maintain a quorum.
Well kiss my fuzzy wittle tail...