Tensions build as Iraqis mourn Shiite
Posted: August 29, 2009 at 4:39 a.m.
Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country's most powerful Shiite leaders Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death.
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