Iraqi Pol Uses Cliche

Sign #68 that Iraq is democratic: the use of tired, punny political cliches.

"I can imagine they will be exhaustive and exhausting negotiations," the Kurdish politician, interim Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, said of talks set to begin as early as Thursday between Kurdish parties and the Shiite coalition over Jafari's candidacy. "We will be drinking gallons of tea in smoke-filled rooms."

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