Basra in Iraq to decide on holding autonomy vote
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081210/capt.28a3d03ab2044ab799b8a1edaad14234.iraq_shattered_lives__bag504.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=D5XjMFoOVMVO8TcTo5IC3g--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="This undated photograph provided by Husham Fadhil's family, shows his daughter Shams at the age of one before she was badly hurt in a car bomb blast. Sham's young life changed on Nov, 23, 2006 when a car bomb exploded near her father's pickup as he was driving his family home after a visit to his wife's parents in the Shiite district of Sadr City. The blast left Shams blind and killed her mother. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Husham Fadhil)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq)AP - Iraq's election commission will run a petition drive to see if there's enough support for a referendum to decide whether the oil-rich province of Basra will become a self-ruled region, officials said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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