The prime minister's State of Law Coalition, which mainly includes members of his Dawa party, won control of most of the country's provincial councils in January's elections, turning back mainly Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq opposition.

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Its capital markets and banking division, which includes Salomon Smith Barney, managed to push up its income by 4% during the second quarter, mainly because of good profits from issuing and trading in bonds.

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