Associated Press
Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, places his hand on the Quran as he is sworn in during a ceremony in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday June 28, 2004, as raqi President Ghazi Al-Yawer, left, looks on. The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government two days early Monday in a surprise move that apparently caught insurgents off guard, averting a feared campaign of attacks to sabotage the highly symbolic step toward self-rule.


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