Budget dispute could spark constitutional showdown

Iraq's president objects to the newly passed 2018 budget law, but it remains unclear whether he has the power to prevent it from taking force.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on July 24, 2014, shortly after being elected to office. (AHMED SAAD/Reuters)

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