TOP STORY: Biden defends Iraq federalism plan, explains the oil factor

It appears that U.S. Sen. Joe Biden’s attempt at breaking the political deadlock in Baghdad with legislation calling for a weak central government in Iraq has done more for bringing politicians together than all recent U.S. efforts combined.

Of course, Iraqis (except for the Kurds) are united against his plan, as is the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Ned Parker and Raheem Salman of the Los Angeles Times report.