Al-Maliki Nominated for Iraqi PM Job

Baghdad- The Iraqi Parliment has been struggling to pick a new Prime Minister for the emerging new government and today nominated Jawad al-Maliki to the post. Al-Maliki, the Deputy Leader of the Islamic Dawa Party was exiled to Syria while Saddam was in power.

Al-Maliki was a major player in the Iraqi National Congress, an organization that many have criticized for their relationship with the American government.

UPDATE
Al-Maliki has in fact been appointed as the new PM of Iraq.