CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday heaped praise on Iraq's draft constitution but acknowledged Sunni opposition and said an upcoming referendum could spark a new wave of violence.
"Some Sunnis have expressed reservations about various provisions of the constitution," said Bush, who had made a personal appeal to Iraqi Shi'ites to cut a deal with Sunni Arabs. "That's their right as free individuals living in a free society."
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