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The Unity bloc has a bear, the national symbol of Russia.
BBC: Russian media follows its paymasters
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The 37-year-old MP was also part of the Sunni-backed Iraqiyya bloc, which holds some posts in Iraq's fragile national unity government but is also the main opposition to Prime Minister Nouri Maliki.
BBC: Iraq Sunni MP killed by suicide bomber
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The main Sunni political bloc, the Iraqi Consensus Front, had pulled out of talks aimed at forming a national-unity government after the shrine bombing, but on Monday it announced that it would rejoin the discussions.
ECONOMIST: Iraq grows ever more sectarian | The
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Besides the anti-terror proposals, ministers were to discuss increased cooperation between national anti-terror units and legislation to make acts committed outside the EU punishable inside the bloc.
CNN: Europe unites against terrorism