No Agreement Reached On Iraqi Constitutional Amendments

The committee was due to submit their changes to parliament today. But committee members told the AP news agency that they will ask parliament for a weeklong extension instead. 

Iraqi politicians say the main stumbling block is the future status of Kirkuk.  Kurdish politicians want to annex the oil-rich city to their semiautonomous northern region, but Arabs and Turkomen object to that proposal

There is also disagreement over the powers of the prime minister, and over whether to describe Iraq as an Arab country, as the Sunnis want.

The parliamentary committee was set up four months ago to address Sunni Arab concerns over the constitution.

(AP)