Reply #1: AP Attacks Kill 37 in Baghdad Shiite Slum

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Attacks Kill 37 in Baghdad Shiite Slum

By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS, Associated Press Writer 1 minute ago

Car bombings and mortar attacks rocked a market in a Shiite slum in Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding 84, police said.

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While moving the first session of parliament forward suggested some progress, none of those present suggested any breakthrough had been made in the deadlock over forming a new government comprising Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds, a precondition for U.S. hopes to start withdrawing some forces this summer.

Two car bombs exploded at the Al-Hay market in the Sadr City slum shortly before sundown and were followed by four mortar rounds, two that slammed into the Keyara district and two more at Hamza square, police Lt. Colonel Hasan Jellob said.

President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, stood by Shiite leader Adbul-Aziz al-Hakim and other Kurdish, Sunni Arab and secular leaders to make the announcement about the parliament, telling reporters that meetings would continue daily until there is agreement on key government positions and other issues.