Baghdad Attacks Stir Fears Of Sunni Violence (ap)

Relatives and friends of Hind Qassim, 35, load her coffin during her funeral in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 160 kilometers (100 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. Qassim was killed when a pair of suicide car bombings on Sunday devastated the heart of Iraq's capital in the country's deadliest attack in more than two years. (AP Photo/Alaa al-Marjani)AP – Iraq’s Sunnis, long dissatisfied with the Shiite-led government, seek more power, respect and a bigger share of oil wealth in upcoming elections. But disunity among their political leaders and the sheer force of Shiite numbers threaten to derail those hopes.

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