Iraqis Begin Taking Charge Ahead of Handover Date

By Deborah Amos

Published June 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

NPR's Deborah Amos reports from Baghdad that Iraqis have already taken over much of the business of running the country, even though the official handover of power is set for June 30.

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