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Coalition Provisional Authority establishes Iraqi Governing Council

L. Paul Bremer, head of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, announced the formation of a 25-member Iraqi Governing Council to advise the occupation authority.

The council was the first broadly publicized step toward an interim Iraqi administration and a formal move toward transferring authority from the coalition to Iraqi leaders.

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