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Electricity Ministry defiant as investigation begins

Ministry denies accusations it failed to prevent fraud, as Shahristani launches investigation that could lead to the minister’s firing.
Iraqi deputy prime minister Hussein al-Shahristani speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on August 8, 2011 where he announced that the Iraqi government is cancelling allegedly improper contracts to expand power provision in Iraq with foreign firms. (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)
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