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In this 2007 file photo, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)
![Iraq: Talabani’s continued absence stirs controversy](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Talabani-e1361902129410.jpg)
In this 2007 file photo, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)